32 shirt pieces of 120cm each can be cut from a reel of cloth. After cutting these pieces 80 cm of cloth remains. What is the length of reel of cloth in meters?

Solution (By Examveda Team)

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Length of reel}} \cr & {\text{ = (32}} \times {\text{120 + 80)}}\,{\text{cm}} \cr & {\text{ = 3920}}\,{\text{cm}} \cr & {\text{ = 39}}{\text{.20}}\,{\text{m}} \cr} $$