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Standard VIII

Mathematics

Prices / Charges Related to Buying and Selling

A man mixes t...

Question

A man mixes two types of rice (X and Y) and sells the mixture at the rate of $Rs 17$ per $kg$ . Find his profit percentage.
P : Rate of X is $Rs 20$ per kg
Q : Rate of Y is $Rs 13$ per kg

Only P is sufficient to answer

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Only Q is sufficient to answer

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None of them are sufficient to answer

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Solution

The correct option is D None of them are sufficient to answer
The selling price of the mixture $= Rs 17 / kg$
The ratio, in which X and Y are mixed, is not given.
So both I and II together cannot give the answer

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A man mixes two types of rice (X and Y) and sells the mixture at the rate of Rs 17 per kg. Find his profit percentage.P : Rate of X is Rs 20 per kgQ : Rate of Y is Rs 13 per kg

The correct option is D None of them are sufficient to answerThe selling price of the mixture = Rs 17/ kgThe ratio, in which X and Y are mixed, is not given.So both I and II together cannot give the answer

A man mixes two types of rice (X and Y) and sells the mixture at the rate of $Rs 17$ per $kg$ . Find his profit percentage.
P : Rate of X is $Rs 20$ per kg
Q : Rate of Y is $Rs 13$ per kg

The correct option is D None of them are sufficient to answer
The selling price of the mixture $= Rs 17 / kg$
The ratio, in which X and Y are mixed, is not given.
So both I and II together cannot give the answer