SSC CPO SI and ASI Model Paper 4

Question : 112 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

Sugar at ₹ 8.25 per kg needs to be mixed with sugar at ₹ 8.80 per kg so that the mixture is worth ₹ 8.50 per kg. What is the proportion of cheaper sugar in the mixture?

$2 /13$
$6 /17$
$6/ 5$
$6 /11$

Validate

Solution:

{\text "Quantity of cheaper item"}/{\text "Quantity of dearer item"}

{\text "CP of dearer item Mean price"}/{\text "Mean Price CP of cheaper item"}

{8.80- 8.50}/{8.50- 8.25}

={0.30}/{0.25}

=6/5

Proportion of cheaper sugar

=6/ {6 +5} =6/11

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