Question

Find the cost of $3\frac{2}{3}$ metres of cloth at Rs.$36\frac{3}{4}$ per metre.

Answer 1

Since the cost of $1$ metre cloth$=$Rs.$36\frac{3}{4}$

Then the cost of $3\frac{2}{3}$ metres of cloth$=3\frac{2}{3}\times 36\frac{3}{4}$

$=\frac{147}{4}\times \frac{11}{3}=\frac{1617}{12}=$Rs.$130\frac{57}{12}$