A shopkeeper has 180 kg of cumin seeds, a part of which he sells at 12% profit. The remaining quantity of cumin seeds is of low quality and that is why he sold it at 6% loss. Overall, he made a profit of 8%. The quantity of cumin seeds sold at 6% loss is:
A shopkeeper has 180 kg of cumin seeds, a part of which he sells at 12% profit. The remaining quantity of cumin seeds is of low quality and that is why he sold it at 6% loss. Overall, he made a profit of 8%. The quantity of cumin seeds sold at 6% loss is:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
By alligation on the profit percentages and about the mean , the ratio is .
The loss-making part is of kg.
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