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In what ratio should tea worth Rs 10 per kg be mixed with tea worth? 14 per kg so that the average price of the mixture may be t 11 per kg.?

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ratio should be 3:1.
price of 4 kg mixture =3*10+14*1=44
av price of mixture= 44/4= Rs 11 per kg
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3:1
If 'x' kg. of Rs 10/kg is mixed with 'y' kg. of Rs 14/kg,then
(10x+14y)/(x+y)=11, 10x+14y=11x+11y or x/y=3
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10 14
11
3 1 -->3:1
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A 100 liters spirit water solution contains 75% spirit. Find the amount of water to be added to convert it into 60% spirit solution. A king has 1000 different type wine bottles that are very expensive. a man comes to the house of king and mix a small amount of concentrated poison (Poison is such concentrate that after tasting it a person dies immediately) in a bottle and he told to the king that he mixed poison in a bottle and died. now it is a challenge to the king to find out such bottle.
how many minimum no. of peoples required to identify such bottle.
note: Please Do not include the following cases
1. 1 probability case (the bottle you picked up contains poison)
2. 1 person case (you are supplying the amount of poison to the single person after some time(Waiting till death)).
OPTIONS ARE:
(A)8
(B)10
(C)999
(D)500
(E)Can't be determined.