A shopkeeper buys cloth for Rs 600. Due to a price drop of Rs 4 per metre, he gets 5 metres more for the same money. The original price per metre (in Rs) is:
Form and solve.

Question

A shopkeeper buys cloth for Rs 600. Due to a price drop of Rs 4 per metre, he gets 5 metres more for the same money. The original price per metre (in Rs) is: Form and solve.

Accepted Answer

24. Original price p, metres 600/p. New: 600/p-4 = 600/p + 5, so 600/p-4 - 600/p = 5. 600(4)/(p-4)p=5, 2400 = 5p^2-20p, p^2-4p-480=0, (p-24)(p+20)=0. p = 24.

A shopkeeper buys cloth for Rs 600. Due to a price drop of Rs 4 per metre, he gets 5 metres more for the same money. The original price per metre (in Rs) is:
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A shopkeeper buys cloth for Rs 600. Due to a price drop of Rs 4 per metre, he gets 5 metres more for the same money. The original price per metre (in Rs) is:Form and solve.

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A shopkeeper buys cloth for Rs 600. Due to a price drop of Rs 4 per metre, he gets 5 metres more for the same money. The original price per metre (in Rs) is:
Form and solve.