SOLUTION: One shopkeeper mixes 16 kg of salt for Rs. 2 per kg with 10 kg of salt for Rs.4.80 per kg. He now sells the salt mixture for Rs. 4 per kg. In this process his gain percentage is-

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Question 824033: One shopkeeper mixes 16 kg of salt for Rs. 2 per kg with 10 kg of salt for Rs.4.80 per kg. He now sells the salt mixture for Rs. 4 per kg. In this process his gain percentage is-
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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16*2+10*4.8=26x, 4-x=y,y/x*100=z
x=3.07692, y=0.923077, z=30%