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7.Profit and Loss
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A trader mixes $26\, kg$ of rice at $Rs.\, 20$ per $kg$ with $30\, kg$ of rice of another variety at $Rs.\, 36$ per $kg$ and sells the mixture at $Rs$ $30$ per $kg.$ His profit percent is
A
No profit, no loss
B
$5$
C
$8$
D
$10$
Solution
$C.P.$ of $(26+30=56 kg )$ of rice $=26 \times 20+30 \times 36$
$=520+1080=₹ 1600$
$S.P.$ of $56 kg$ of rice at $Rs.\, 30 / kg =56 \times 30=Rs. 1680$
$\therefore$ Profit $\%=\frac{1680-1600}{1600} \times 100=\frac{80}{1600} \times 100=5 \%$
Standard 13
Quantitative Aptitude
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