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:
45 comments Page 2 of 5.
Chinki said:
9 years ago
Why 2/3 is not multiplied by 1000?
Asha said:
9 years ago
@Chinki
Because they have asked only about the quantity which is sold for 18% profit
if they asked to fine out the quantity which is sold for 8% profit you can multiply 2/5 (bcs 2/(3+2)) with 1000.
=(2/5) * 1000 => 400kg.
Because they have asked only about the quantity which is sold for 18% profit
if they asked to fine out the quantity which is sold for 8% profit you can multiply 2/5 (bcs 2/(3+2)) with 1000.
=(2/5) * 1000 => 400kg.
Aditya said:
9 years ago
A businessman sells some sugar in total sugar of 50 kg on 8% profit and remaining sugar on 18% profit. If the average profit is 14%. Find the amount of sugar which was sold on 18% profit.
Can anyone solve this?
Can anyone solve this?
Lucky said:
8 years ago
Thank you all.
R.Jaswanth Raju said:
8 years ago
@Aditya.
Just like the above question we can apply same rule and method to solve your question.
ANSWER:
He sold 30kg sugar for 18% profit.
After solving we get 4:6=>2:3
3/5*50 = 30.
Here 30 indicates kgs.
Just like the above question we can apply same rule and method to solve your question.
ANSWER:
He sold 30kg sugar for 18% profit.
After solving we get 4:6=>2:3
3/5*50 = 30.
Here 30 indicates kgs.
Shree said:
8 years ago
Thank you all for explaining the solution.
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.
Ritija said:
9 years ago
Why we calculate the second part only?
Please tell me.
Please tell me.
Chanukya said:
8 years ago
Thank you helped me.
Yogesha said:
7 years ago
How to calculate 1st ratio and 2nd ratio? Please tell me.
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