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A shopkeper buys tea laves at the rate of t 200 per kg and tea dusts at the rate of tper kg in the ratio 3 : 5, He sells these tea leaves and tea dusts at 10% profit and 15% protrespectively, if the total sale is of 27,000, find the quantity of each type of tea sold.

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Let the quantities be 3x kg and 5x kgCost price of one kg tea leaves=200So cp for 3x kg =600xCp for 5x teq dust=120(5x)=600xProfit on leaves=600x(10%)=60xProfit on tea dust 15% of 600x=90xSp of all tea leaves=660xSp of all tea dust=690xTotal sp=27000660x+690x=270001350x=27000x=200So required quantities are 600kg and 1000kg

the answer is 60 and 100



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