Find the ratio in which rice at ` 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at ` 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth `… · ABC26GN3956
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Alligation or Mixture
Find the ratio in which rice at ` 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at ` 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth ` 6.30 a kg.
(a)1 : 3
(b)2 : 3
(c)3 : 4
(d)4 : 5
Answer
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Explanation
By the rule of alligation : Cost of 1 kg rice of Cost of 1 kg rice of 1st kind 2nd kind 720 p 570 p Mean price 630 p 60 90 ∴ Required ratio = 60 : 90 = 2 : 3.
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