SOLUTION: 1. a grocer purchased 80 kg of sugar at Rs.13.50 per kg and mixed it with 120 kg sugar at rs. 16 per kg. At what rate should he sell the mixture (per kg) to gain 16%? 2. A book

Question 898197: 1. a grocer purchased 80 kg of sugar at Rs.13.50 per kg and mixed it with 120 kg sugar at rs. 16 per kg. At what rate should he sell the mixture (per kg) to gain 16%?
2. A book was sold for rs.27.50 with a profit of 10%. If it were sold for Rs.25.75 , then what would have been the percentage of profit or loss?
3. If SP of an article is 4/3 of its CP, then the profit in the transaction is ---------?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Question 1:

, Rs/kg.

Look at the price of the mixture to examine profit.
Rs/kg, the marked-up price to get the 16% profit. Note that the whole mixture is 200 kg, and question is about Price for selling the mixture.
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