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If 27 identical articles cost ₹ 1,890, how many articles can be bought for ₹ 1,750 ?

Direct & Inverse Variations

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Answer

Let x articles cost ₹ 1,750.

ArticlesCost
27₹ 1,890
x₹ 1,750

Since it is a case of direct variation.

271,890=x1,750x=27×1,7501,890x=47,2501,890x=25\therefore \dfrac{27}{1,890} = \dfrac{x}{1,750}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{27 \times 1,750}{1,890}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{47,250}{1,890}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 25

Hence, the 25 articles can be bought for ₹ 1,750.

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