CBSE Class 10 Maths (Standard) 2015 · Paper 30/2/1 · Question 23
The total cost of a certain length of a piece of cloth is . If the piece was 5 m longer and each metre of cloth costs less, the cost of the piece would have remained unchanged. How long is the piece and what is its original rate per metre?
Answer
The piece is 20 m long and its original rate is per metre.
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