WORD PROBLEMS 3

Sanchez sells 1 litre of milk for sh700/=. How many litres of milk should Pedro sell toget 25,200/=?

solution

1litre = 700/=

  ?      = 25,200/=

after cross multiplication;

= 25,200 x  1

         700

= 25,200 x  1

         700

= 252

     7

= 36

Hence Sanchez should sell 36 litres.

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