What is the merchant's profit per cent on his…

What is the merchant's profit per cent on his blend?

Question 16

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A tea merchant has Assam tea at ₹360 a kg and Darjeeling tea at ₹480 a kg. He blends 30 kg of Assam with 10 kg of Darjeeling and sells the blend at ₹468 a kg.

What is the merchant's profit per cent on his blend?

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\frac{65}{3}

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Profit per kg $= 468 - 390 = 78$ .
$\frac{78}{390} \times 100 = 20\%$ , reckoned on the cost.

Worth noting

16.67% divides the profit by the selling price; profit per cent is on the cost.

Concept: Profit on a mixture
Typical timeTypical: 120 s
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The rule this testsThe mean price of a mixture

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What is the merchant's profit per cent on his blend?

Question 16

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