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 4 of 5.
Krishna Rathi said:
10 years ago
Any alternative way to solving this question?
(1)
Pikot said:
10 years ago
1500 is my answer. Why. Is there a formula?
Shree said:
8 years ago
Thank you all for explaining the solution.
Gobi said:
9 years ago
Why in this place taking selling price?
Chinki said:
8 years ago
Why 2/3 is not multiplied by 1000?
Marvi said:
7 years ago
How to calculate 1st nd 2nd ratio?
Rajesh said:
1 decade ago
Yes its suggest how you found 3/5?
Madhav Kudikyal said:
1 decade ago
Thanks it just cleared my doubt.
Nikunj Patel said:
1 decade ago
From where did this 3/5 come?
Gokul Ramakrishnan said:
5 years ago
Thank you it helped me a lot.
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