A tailor has 37.5 metres of cloth and he has to make 8 pieces out of a metre of cloth. How many pieces can be make out of this cloth?
(a)320
(b)360
(c)400
(d)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
Explanation
Length of each piece $=\left(\frac{1}{8}\right) \mathrm{m}=0.125 \mathrm{m}$. ∴ Required number of pieces $$=\left(\frac{37.5}{0.125}\right)=\left(\frac{375 \times 100}{125}\right)=300 .$$