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Which costs more – 12kg of onions or 14 kg of carrots?
ItemPrice in rupees per kgOnions10Carrots16

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14 kg carrots
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12 kg onions
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Both cost the same
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B 12 kg onions
Cost of 1 kg of onion = ₹ 10
Cost of 12 kg of onion = 10 ÷ 2 = ₹ 5
Cost of 1 kg of carrot = ₹ 16
Cost of 14 kg of carrot = 16÷4 = ₹ 4
₹ 5 is greater than ₹ 4. Therefore, 12 kg of onion costs more than 14 kg carrot.

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