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A private taxi charges a fare of Rs 260 for a journey of 200 km. How much would it travel for Rs 279. 50 ?

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Let us find that how many distance it travels in one rupees`=200/260`
So, the distance travelled for charge Rs. `279.50` is`=200/260 xx 2795/10`
`=215` km.
So, we can say that in Rs. `279.50` the private taxi travel `215` Km distance.
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