Question

Eesha bought two varieties of rice, costing 50 rs per kg and 60 rs per kg each, and mixed them in some ratio. Then she sold the mixture at 70 rs per kg, making a profit of 20 percent. What was the ratio of the mixture? India bix

Answer 1

Let Desha mixed the rice in X:Y ratio.

Cost( X+Y )kg rice = 50X +60Y

SP of (X+Y) kg rice = 70X+70Y

Profit = 70X+70Y -50X-60Y =20X+10Y

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Profit/CP ×100 =20

20X+10Y/ 50X+60Y ×100=20

100X+50Y = 50X+60Y

50X= 10Y

X/Y= 1/5

So Eesha mixed the rice in 1:5 ratio