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A shopkeeper buys two types of rice costing ₹32 per kg and ₹40 per kg. He buys a total of 45 kg of rice for ₹1600. The ratio of the quantity (in kg) of rice costing ₹32 per kg to that costing ₹40 per kg is
Asked in RRB NTPC (UG) CBT-I · 2026
Mixture Problems · Quantitative Aptitude
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In alligation, cheaper quantity : dearer quantity = (Dearer−Mean) : (Mean−Cheaper).
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