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vimal mixes 80 kg of sugar worth Rs 6.75 per kg with 120 kg of sugar worth Rs 8 per kg.At what rate shall he sell the mixture to gain 20%?

Asked In CAT MohanRaj (10 years ago)

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Jasmine Khan  (10 years ago)

let c1 and c2 be the cost of two types of sugar and q1 & q2 be their quantities.
c1=6.75 , q1=80 ,c2=8 ,q2=120
cost of the mixture=c=(c1q1+c2q2)/q1+q2
c=7.5
to have a gain of 20% the cost of the mixed sugar will become
7.5+1.5=9
therefore vimal will sell the mixed sugar @ Rs.9/kg to gain 20%.

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