The average price of a mixture of two varieties must always lie:
Practice this question from Chapter Mock 10: Mixture and Alligation, with options and an explanation.
Question
The average price of a mixture of two varieties must always lie:
Option A
below both prices
Option B — Correct answer
between the two prices
Correct choice.
Option C
above both prices
Option D
equal to the larger price always
Explanation
A weighted average lies between the two source values when both quantities are positive.