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 3 of 5.
Gokul said:
1 decade ago
If 18-14 = 4 and 14-8 = 6.
Then the ratio must be 3:2 for a:b how come it is 2:3?
Then the ratio must be 3:2 for a:b how come it is 2:3?
Ajith kumar said:
1 decade ago
Thank you, I was also suffering with same doubt. It helped me a lot.
Sarath said:
1 decade ago
Why we have to do 18%-14% and 14%-8% and put it on right left?
Thiru said:
10 years ago
@Kanna & @Rajesh.
3 is the 18% number and 5 means 2 + 3 = 5.
3 is the 18% number and 5 means 2 + 3 = 5.
Pooja said:
9 years ago
How to solve if the merchant is in the loss for the 2nd time?
Yogesha said:
7 years ago
How to calculate 1st ratio and 2nd ratio? Please tell me.
Ritija said:
9 years ago
Why we calculate the second part only?
Please tell me.
Please tell me.
Priya said:
2 decades ago
@target
18-14=4
and
8-14=6
hope it helps u..
18-14=4
and
8-14=6
hope it helps u..
Ananda said:
8 years ago
Clear explanations. Thanks for your great help.
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Target said:
2 decades ago
From where this 4 and 6 comes? I din't get it.
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