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QA grocer bought 80 kg of sugar for Rs. 13.50 per kg and mixed it with 120 kg of sugar for Rs. 16. At what price should he sell the combination to make a 16% profit?

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  • A 5 per KG ✔ ✖
  • B 10 per KG ✔ ✖
  • C 17.4 per KG ✔ ✖
  • D 20 per KG ✔ ✖
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C.P of 200 kg of mixture = Rs. (80 x 13.50 + 120 x 16) = Rs. 3000
S.P. = 116% of Rs. 3000 ∴ \ = Rs. \left({116\over100}× 3000\right) = Rs.3480
∴ Rate of S.P of the mixture ∴   = R s . ( 3480 200 ) = p e r   k g   = R s .17 .40   p e r   k g .

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