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7 kg of rice costs ₹ 1,120. How much rice can be bought for ₹ 3,680?

Direct & Inverse Variations

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Answer

Let x kg rice cost ₹ 3,680.

QuantityCost
7₹ 1,120
x₹ 3,680

Since it is a case of direct variation,

71,120=x3,680x=7×3,6801,120x=25,7601,120x=23\therefore \dfrac{7}{1,120} = \dfrac{x}{3,680}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{7 \times 3,680}{1,120}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{25,760}{1,120}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 23

Hence, the 23 kg of rice can be bought for ₹ 3,680.

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