Question

a trader muxes 2kg of butter which costs $8 per kg with 3kg of butter which costs $6 per kg .ge sell the mixture at $2.55per 250g .express his profit as a percentage of his selling price

Answer 1

by mixing he got 5 kg of butter. he sold @ 2.55 dollars per 250 g. converting it in kg= 12.2 dollars per kg. by selling he get 61 dollars in place of 34 dollars. profit came = 27 dollars. profit percent = 27/61*100= 44.26