RRB Technician 2014 Ques 13

Question: The cost of levelling a rectangular ground at Rs.1.25 per $ m^{2} $ is Rs.900. If the length of the ground is 30 m, then the width is

Options:

A) 6 m

B) 18m

C) 24 m

D) 36 m

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • Area of ground $ =\frac{Totalcostoflevelling}{Rate} $ $ =( \frac{900}{125} )=720m^{2} $

$ \therefore $ Breadth of ground $ =\frac{Areaofground}{Lengthofground~~}=\frac{720}{30}=24,m $