CAT 2018 Question Paper Shift 1 Solved Paper

Let the cost price of peanuts for the wholesaler be x per kg.
Cost price of walnuts for the wholesaler is 3x per kg.
The wholesaler sold 8kg of peanuts at 10% profit and 16kg of walnuts at 20% profit to a shopkeeper.
Total cost price to the shopkeeper =(8)(x)(1.1)+16(3x)(1.2)=66.4x
The shopkeeper lost 5kg walnuts and 3kg peanuts.
The shopkeeper sold the mixture of 11kg walnuts and 5kg peanuts.
His total selling price =166(16)=2656
His total cost price =2656(‌

100

125

)=2124.8
66.4x=2124.8
x=32
Price at which the wholesaler bought walnuts =3x=96 /per kg