Question

If 2 strawberries can be bought for Rs. 278.50, what is the price of 1 dozen strawberries?

Answer 1

Hint: First of all we will find the cost of 1 strawberry by dividing the cost of two strawberries by 2 and we know that 1 dozen is equal to 12 counts so we will have to find the cost of 12 strawberries.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We have been given the cost of 2 strawberries to be Rs. 278.50
So the cost of 1 strawberry is \[\dfrac{278.50}{2}=Rs.139.25\]
Since we know that 1 dozen is equal to 12 counts of anything, we have to find the cost of 12 strawberries.
Now we have cost of 1 strawberry = Rs. 139.25
So, the cost of 12 strawberries \[=Rs.\left( 12\times 139.25 \right)=Rs.1671\]
Therefore, the price of 1 dozen strawberries is equal to Rs. 1671.

Note: Sometimes by mistake we multiply the cost of 2 strawberries by 12 to find the cost of 1 dozen strawberries and we forget that we have to multiply the cost of 1 strawberry by 12 to find the cost of 12 strawberries. So be careful at that time during calculation. Also, remember that 1 dozen of anything or object is equal to 12 counts of that thing or object. We can also find the price of 1 dozen strawberries by multiplying the cost of two strawberries by 6.