Question

If 40 meters of a cloth costs Rs 1940 how many meters can be bought for Rs 727.5

Plz explain

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

suppose x is the no. of cloth that can be bought in rs 727.5

then cost of 1meter cloth is rs 727.5×.....(i)

and cost of 40mtr cloth is rs 1940

then 1mtr cloth is 1940/40....(ii)

so from i and ii

we get

727.5/x = 1940/40