CAT 2018 Alligations and Mixtures Question (Hard)

Question

A trader sells 10 litres of a mixture of paints A and B, where the amount of B in the mixture does not exceed that of A. The cost of paint A per litre is Rs. 8 more than that of paint B. If the trader sells the entire mixture for Rs. 264 and makes a profit of 10 , then the highest possible cost of p

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Step 1 Let the cost price per litre of paint B be Rs. . Then, the cost price per litre of paint A is Rs. . Let the quantity of paint B used be litres. Then, quantity of paint A is litres. Since B does not exceed A, Step 2 Total cost price of the mixture Step 3 Simplify total cost price Step 4 Sellin

CAT 2018 Alligations and Mixtures — Previous Year Question

CAT 2018

Quantitative

Alligations and Mixtures

Hard

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