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Interest rate
8% of 2500=200
10% of 7500=750
200+750=Rs.950 paid in interest = matches the question
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10% 20%
M%
Overall
Cards worth (cost price) 400
1000-400=600
Apply the visual move of wine-water mixture
M-20=400.eq1
20-10=600.eq2 (donot make mistake of 10-20 because we dont want negative)
Now Divide equation 1 with equation 2
Meaning, if Jethalal wants to make overall profit of 20%, he must sell the remaining
memory cards @26 (2/3)% interest rate.
10% x 400=Rs.40
26 (2/3)% x 600=Rs.160
Rs 40 +160 =200. And 200 is 20% of Rs.1000 so it
matches our question condition.
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Verification
Number
Cooks 7
Others 15
Total 15+7=22
Avg. salary
10000
7800
Approach
Well take 10% loss =-10%
Now the question is talking about three rates : -10% , +2% (avg) and +20%
Profit/loss -10%
2%
20%
Overall
Cost price Printer
Laptop
Thats it. Just apply the visual move BUT with care!
20 minus 2=printereq 1
Be Careful while approaching second equation
2 minus (-10)=laptop
2-(-10)=laptop
Hence 2+10=laptop eq2
Rest is easy. Just divide eq.1 with eq.2
When you simplify it further, you get the ratio
printer/laptop=3/2
were interested in the Cost price of laptop. So well apply componendo @top
But question already said hat total investment (cost price) of printer +laptop =Rs.20000
Plug in the value
20000/laptop=5/2
Therefore cost price of laptop=(2/5) x 20000=Rs.8000
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Verification
Cost price
Laptop 8,000
Printer 20,000-8000=12,000
Total 20,00
Profit/loss
20% profit on 8k=1600
10% loss on 12k=Minus 1200
1600-1200=+400 Rs. as profit
Summary
Weighted average method works when weve 3 rates (including one average) and
2 quantities.
First arrange the rates in ascending order. Then draw the table with corresponding
rates and quantities.
Apply visual move and get the answer.
Mock Questions
Case: Journalist Popatlal took some loan from Matkaa-King Mohanlal @36% interest
rate and some loan from Taarak Mehta @10% interest rate. Total money borrowed
Rs.6000. At the end of first year, Popat paid total interest of Rs.912. Answer following
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Case: Jethalal bought a chair+table set @Rs.6000. Later he sold Chair @10% loss and
table @10 profit. Overall he gained Rs.100. Answer following questions
5.
6.
7.
8.
Case: In Tappus class, the average weight of boys and girls is 77.5kg, 70kg
respectively. Overall average weight of all students is 74 kg.
9. Find Ratio of Boys: girls
10. If total number of students is 30, how many boys study in Tappus class?
11. At present, total number of students is 60. If school administration wants to have
equal number of boys and girls in this class, how many new girls should be
admitted?
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Case: In a state, total number of Desi-liquor dens and Land mafias is 100. They pay
total Rs.1650 crores bribe to home minister every year. Average bribe paid by each
Desi-liquor den and land mafia is 15 crores and 20 crores respectively.
12. Find total number of land mafias in this state
13. Final total bribe paid by these land mafias
14. Owing to media-pressure, the home minister orders police to close down some of
the desi-liquor dens. Now his total bribe income declined by 20%. What is the
new ratio of liquor den: land mafias?
Case: A parking lot has only cars and bikes. Average number of tires per vehicle is 2.9.
There are 55 bikes in this parking plot.
15. Find total number of cars
16. If 5 cars are added and 5 bikes are removed, whatll be the new average number
of tires per vehicle?
Answers
Popat in
debt
1.
2.
3.
4.
Jetha
5.
6.
7.
8.
School
9. Boys/Girls=8/7
10. 16 boys and 14 girls.
11. 4 new girls need to be admitted.
Home
minister
Parking
lot
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