SOLUTION: 2 varieties of tea of ratio 2: 5 and sells the mixture at rs 40 per kg .if the cost of two varieties be rs 45 per kg .what would be the profit percent

SOLUTION: 2 varieties of tea of ratio 2: 5 and sells the mixture at rs 40 per kg .if the cost of two varieties be rs 45 per kg .what would be the profit percent

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Question 1012518: 2 varieties of tea of ratio 2: 5 and sells the mixture at rs 40 per kg .if the cost of two varieties be rs 45 per kg .what would be the profit percent
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If the tea costs rs 45 per kg and is sold at rs 40 per kg,
the profit is -11.11% (negative because as the problem is
submitted there is a loss of rs 5 per kilogram.)

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