CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA Q6 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages

Question 6 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2018 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer.

Two types of tea, A and B, are mixed and then sold at Rs. 40 per kg. The profit is 10% if A and B are mixed in the ratio 3 : 2, and 5% if this ratio is 2 : 3. The cost prices, per kg, of A and B are in the ratio
  1. A
    21 : 25
  2. B
    19 : 24
  3. C
    18 : 25
  4. D
    17 : 25

Answer: (B) 19 : 24 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages MCQ

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