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A trader of Bharat Petroleum sells two brands of petrol; one premium and the other superior petrol. If the trader mixes 10 litres of premium petrol with 4 litres of superior petrol and sells the mixture at the price of superior petrol, then he makes a profit of 22/7% . If the price of premium petrol is ₹106 per litre, what is the price of superior petrol per litre?
Asked in Punjab Police Constable · 2023
Mixture Problems · Quantitative Aptitude
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