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An apiary has 24 hives. Each hive gives 18 kg of honey in a season, and the honey sells at 220…
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An apiary has hives. Each hive gives kg of honey in a season, and the honey sells at rupees for each kg. Keeping each hive for the season costs rupees. Find the honey harvested, the income and the profit.
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
Four honeybees live in India: Apis cerana indica, Apis dorsata, Apis florea and Apis mellifera, the Italian bee. Honey and wax come from an apiary. The flowers within reach of the apiary are its pasturage, which decides the quality of the honey. Profit is income minus cost.
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The honey. kg.
Step 2. The income. rupees.
Step 3. The cost. rupees.
Step 4. The profit. rupees.
Answer: kg, rupees and rupees.
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