CAT 2021 Ratio, Proportion and Variation Question (Medium)

Question

A basket of 2 apples, 4 oranges and 6 mangoes costs the same as a basket of 1 apple, 4 oranges and 8 mangoes, or a basket of 8 oranges and 7 mangoes. Then the number of mangoes in a basket of mangoes that has the same cost as the other baskets is

Accepted Answer

Step 1 Let the cost of one apple x, one orange y, and one mango z. Given Subtract both sides 1 Step 2 Also given Substitute into the equation 2 Step 3 Now substitute values of x and y in terms of z into any basket. Use Substitute , So the total value of any basket is equivalent to the value of 13 ma

CAT 2021

Quantitative

Ratio, Proportion and Variation

Medium

A basket of 2 apples, 4 oranges and 6 mangoes costs the same as a basket of 1 apple, 4 oranges and 8 mangoes, or a basket of 8 oranges and 7 mangoes. Then the number of mangoes in a basket of mangoes that has the same cost as the other baskets is

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