A shopkeeper mixes 15 kg of sugar costing ₹ 11/kg with 22 kg of sugar costing ₹ 12/kg . What is the cost (in ₹) per kg of the mixture? (Rounded off to - Quantitative Aptitude MCQ SSC CGL 2026 | ExamTest.live

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A shopkeeper mixes 15 kg of sugar costing ₹ 11/ kg with 22 kg of sugar costing ₹ 12/ kg . What is the cost (in ₹) per kg of the mixture? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Total cost of 15 kg of sugar = 15 \times 11 = ₹ 165 Total cost of 22 kg of sugar = 22 \times 12 = ₹ 264 Total quantity of the mixture = 15 + 22 = 37 kg Total cost of the mixture = 165 + 264 = ₹ 429 Cost per kg of the mixture: Cost per kg = \frac{429}{37} \approx 11.5945 Rounded off to 2 decimal places, it is ₹ 11.59 .

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A shopkeeper mixes 15 kg of sugar costing ₹ 11/ kg with 22 kg of sugar costing ₹ 12/ kg . What is the cost (in ₹) per kg of the mixture? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)

11.38

11.51

11.84

11.59

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