Profit And Loss Ques 25
Question.
A shopkeeper has $50 kg$ of rice. He sells a part of it at $20 \%$ profit and the rest at $40 \%$ profit. If he gains $25 \%$ on the whole, find the quantity sold at $20 \%$ profit.
(1) $37.5 kg$
(2) $35.5 kg$
(2) $12.5 kg$
(4) $36 kg$
(5) None of these
(IBPS RRBs Officers CWE (Prelim Exam) 10.09.2017)
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Correct Answer: (1)
Solution: (1)
By the rule of alligation,
$\therefore$ Required ratio $=15: 5=3: 1$
$\therefore$ Quantity of rice sold at $20 \%$ profit $=\frac{3}{4} \times 50=37.5 kg$.
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