SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 54

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 21 June 2024 - Shift 4 • Quantitative Aptitude • Q54

A grocer has 15 kg of sugar at ₹45 per kg. How much sugar at ₹34.5 per kg should she add to it, so that the mixture is worth ₹38 per kg?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 30 kg.

Let the quantity of cheaper sugar = x

According to the question,

⇒ x15x\over15 = 121\over2

 ⇒ x = 30 kg