A trader has two varieties of rice, type A & type B whose selling prices are ₹100 per kg and ₹180 per kg respectively. The possible quantities of type A rice to be mixed with 500 kg of type B rice, such that the selling price of the resulting mixture is ranging between ₹120 per kg to ₹150 per kg, are:
(A) 1400 kg
(B) 200 kg
(C) 1000 kg
(D) 800 kg
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A trader has two varieties of rice, type A & type B whose selling prices are ₹100 per kg and ₹180 per kg respectively. The possible quantities of type A rice to be mixed with 500 kg of type B rice, such that the selling price of the resulting mixture is ranging between ₹120 per kg to ₹150 per kg, are:
(A) 1400 kg
(B) 200 kg
(C) 1000 kg
(D) 800 kg
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
Let kg of type A be mixed. Mixture price .
gives ; gives .
So , which admits 1400, 1000 and 800 but not 200.
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