Alligation or Mixture problems
Rs. 1000 is lent out in two parts, one at 6 % simple interest and the other at 8 % simple interest. The yearly income is Rs. 75. The sum lent at 8 % is ?
Cost price of the mixture = 15 × (100 / 180) = Rs. 25/3 per kg
(Quantity of rice @ Rs. 8 per kg) / (Quantity of rice @ Rs.10 per kg) = (5 / 3) / (1/3) = 1/5
Quantity of rice @ Rs. 10 per kg = 25 × (1/ 5) = 5 kgs.