Question

What will be the cost of 119 sarees, if the cost of 6 sarees is Rs.1080?

Answer 1

Hint – In order to solve this problem first find the cost of 1 saree with the help of cost provided. Then find the cost of 119 sarees. Doing this will give you the right answer.

Complete step-by-step answer:
The cost of 6 sarees is Rs.1080 (Given)
Then the cost of 1 saree is ${\text{Rs}}{\text{.}}\dfrac{{{\text{1080}}}}{{\text{6}}}{\text{ = Rs}}{\text{.180}}$
Then the cost of 119 saree is ${\text{119 x 180 = Rs}}{\text{.21420}}$.
So, the cost of 119 sarees is Rs.21420.

Note – Whenever you solve such types of problems you have to calculate the cost for one item with the help of the given cost of n number of items then you have to calculate the cost for the number of items asked by multiplying the number of items with the cost of one item.