Question

A merchant has 1500 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is

Answer 1

900 kg

Explanation:

Let's assume the cost price (C.P.) of sugar is Rs. x per kg.

The total quantity of sugar is 1500 kg.

Let the quantity of sugar sold at 8% profit be represented by y kg.

The quantity of sugar sold at 18% profit would then be (1500 - y) kg.

Using the rule of alligation, we can set up the following proportion:

(8% profit) y kg

-------------- = ------

(18% profit) (1500 - y) kg

Simplifying the proportions, we find that the difference in percentages is 4% (18% - 14% = 4%) and 6% (14% - 8% = 6%).

The ratio of these differences is 2:3.

This means that for every 2 kg of sugar sold at 8% profit, 3 kg of sugar is sold at 18% profit.

Since y represents the quantity sold at 8% profit (2 kg), we can calculate the quantity sold at 18% profit (3 kg) as follows:

(2 kg) * (3/2) = 3 kg

Therefore, the quantity sold at 18% profit is 900 kg.