Cost of $3\dfrac{2}{5}$ metre of cloth is ₹ $88\dfrac{1}{2}$. What is the cost of 1 metre of cloth?

Let the cost of 1 metre of cloth be ₹ $x$.

$3\dfrac{2}{5} \times x = 88\dfrac{1}{2}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{17}{5} \times x = \dfrac{177}{2}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{177}{2} ÷ \dfrac{17}{5}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{177}{2} \times \dfrac{5}{17}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{177 \times 5}{2 \times 17}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{885}{34}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 26\dfrac{1}{34}$

Hence, The cost of 1 meter of cloth is ₹ $26\dfrac{1}{34}$.