Question

Ruben goes to a shop to buy 24.5m of cloth and 13.5m ribbon. The cloth costs Rs.85.40 per metre and the ribbon costs Rs.8.5 per metre. If he pays Rs. 2300 to the shopkeeper, how much money will he get back?

Answer 1

Rs.92.95

Explanation:

Given the following :

Metres of cloth purchased = 24.5m

Metres of ribbon = 13.5m

Cost of cloth per metre = Rs.85.40

Cost of Ribbon per metre = Rs.8.50

Total amount given to shopkeeper = Rs. 2300

how much money will he get back?

Total cost of cloth:

Cost per metre * number of metres

85.40 * 24.5 = Rs. 2092.30

Total cost of Ribbon :

Cost per metre * number of metres

8.50 * 13.5 = Rs. 114.75

Total cost of goods purchased :

Rs. (2092.30 + 114.75) = Rs. 2,207.05

Amount of change :

Rs. (2300 - 2207.05) = Rs.92.95