Aptitude - Alligation or Mixture - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Alligation or Mixture - General Questions (Q.No. 15)
15.
A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
By the rule of alligation, we have:
| Profit on 1st part Profit on 2nd part | ||
| 8% | Mean Profit 14% | 18% |
| 4 | 6 | |
Ration of 1st and 2nd parts = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3
 Quantity of 2nd kind = |
 |
3 | x 1000 |  kg |
= 600 kg. |
| 5 |
Discussion:
44 comments Page 1 of 5.
Target said:
1 decade ago
From where this 4 and 6 comes? I din't get it.
Priya said:
1 decade ago
@target
18-14=4
and
8-14=6
hope it helps u..
18-14=4
and
8-14=6
hope it helps u..
Ajith kumar said:
1 decade ago
Thank you, I was also suffering with same doubt. It helped me a lot.
Hjgh said:
1 decade ago
Thanks helped me a lot.
Nikunj Patel said:
1 decade ago
From where did this 3/5 come?
Kishore said:
1 decade ago
Here the second part ratio is 3 and total mixture part is 5 so it came as the ratio 3/5.
KARTHI said:
1 decade ago
Where did 3/5 come ?
Vasumaila said:
1 decade ago
The ratio of 1st & 2nd = 4:6=2:3
so its become 2+3=5
so we calculate 3/5*1000=600
I hope U understand
so its become 2+3=5
so we calculate 3/5*1000=600
I hope U understand
Simit said:
1 decade ago
Let us consider 2 part X(18%)&Y(8%).
Now 1000-x = y.
1000*1.14 = x*1.18+y*1.08.
1000*1.14 = x*1.18+(1000-x)1.08.
1000*0.06 = x*0.1.
x = 600.
Now 1000-x = y.
1000*1.14 = x*1.18+y*1.08.
1000*1.14 = x*1.18+(1000-x)1.08.
1000*0.06 = x*0.1.
x = 600.
Kanna said:
1 decade ago
How 3/5 is coming ?
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