Sanjay earned a profit of `₹ 600` by selling 100kg of a mixture of A and B types of rice at total price of `₹ 2200`. What was the proportion of A and B types of rice in the mixture if the cost prices of A and B types of rice are `₹ 20` and `₹ 10` per kg respectively ?

Options

A. `4:1`
B. `2:5`
C. `3:2`
D. `5:2`

Answer

C

Explanation

CP of 100kg of mixture `=200-600=₹ 1600`
CP of 1kg of mixture `=1600//100=16`
By the Method of Alligation :

Required ratio `=3:2`.