The cost of $3\dfrac{1}{2}$ metres of cloth is ₹ $547\dfrac{3}{4}$. Find the cost of 1 metre of cloth.

Given, the cost of $3\dfrac{1}{2}$ metres of cloth = ₹ $547\dfrac{3}{4}$

The cost of 1 m of cloth :

$= 547\dfrac{3}{4} ÷ 3\dfrac{1}{2}\\[1em] = \dfrac{2,191}{4} ÷ \dfrac{7}{2}\\[1em] = \dfrac{2,191}{4} \times \dfrac{2}{7}\\[1em] = \dfrac{2,191}{7} \times \dfrac{2}{4}\\[1em] = 313 \times \dfrac{1}{2}\\[1em] = \dfrac{313}{2}\\[1em] = 156\dfrac{1}{2}.$

Hence, the cost of 1 metre of cloth = ₹ $156\dfrac{1}{2}$.