From the question,
The cost of 1 meter of cloth = ₹ [42(1/2)] = (85/2)
Therefore, the cost of [5(3/5)] meters of cloth = (28/5)
Then,
= (85/2) × (28/5)
= (85 × 28) / (2 × 5)
On simplifying we get,
= (17 × 14) / (1 × 1)
= ₹ 238
Hence, the cost of [5(3/5)] meters of cloth is ₹ 238.
