Gujarati
Hindi
7.Profit and Loss
medium

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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