Question

A piece of cloth costs 200 if the piece was 5m longer and the cost of each metre of cloth was 2 the cost of the piece would have remained unchanged. how long is the piece and what is its original price per metre​

Answer 1

Answer: 95metres for the length and the original cost is 2.105

Explanation:

Let the initial length be x,

So, x+5=200/2

x+5=100

x=95

Note since the total price is the same and the original length is 95metres.

Therefore, the original cost per metre is

200/95=2.105