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Partnership · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 32 of 81

Partnership: Ashok purchased two qualities of grains at the rate of Rs. 100 per quintal and Rs. 160 per quintal. In 50 quintals of the second quality, how much grain of the first quality should be mixed so that by selling the resulting mixture at Rs. 195 per quintal, he gains a profit of 30%?

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Partnership
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
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45-60 sec

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Ashok purchased two qualities of grains at the rate of Rs. 100 per quintal and Rs. 160 per quintal. In 50 quintals of the second quality, how much grain of the first quality should be mixed so that by selling the resulting mixture at Rs. 195 per quintal, he gains a profit of 30%?

TopicPartnership
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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