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

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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

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19 : 24. The selling price of the mixture is Rs.40/kg. Let a be the price of 1 kg of tea A in the mixture and b be the price per kg of tea B. It has been given that the profit is 10% if the 2 varieties are mixed in the ratio 3:2 Let the cost price of the mixture be x. It has been given that 1.1x = 40 x = 40/