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A shopkeeper buys two kinds of tea, the price of the first kind being twice that of the second. He sells the mixture at Rs.17.50 per kg, thereby making a profit of 25%. If the ratio of first and second kinds of tea in the mixture be 2:3, find the cost price of each kind of tea.

posted Jan 29, 2016 by anonymous

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