A packet has to consist of three types of jellies – orange, mango and strawberry. The price per unit of orange, mango and strawberry jelly is ₹2.00, ₹3.00 and ₹3.50, respectively. In a packet, there are 80 orange jellies, 50 mango jellies and 120 strawberry jellies. What is the average cost (in ₹) of a jelly in a mixed packet?

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  1. 2.80
  2. 2.96
  3. 2.92
  4. 3.02

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Option 3 : 2.92
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Given:

Number of orange jellies = 80

Number of mango jellies = 50

Number of strawberry jellies = 120

Price per orange jelly = ₹2.00

Price per mango jelly = ₹3.00

Price per strawberry jelly = ₹3.50

Formula used:

Average cost = Total cost / Total number of jellies

Calculation:

Total cost of orange jellies = 80 × 2.00

Total cost of mango jellies = 50 × 3.00

Total cost of strawberry jellies = 120 × 3.50

Total number of jellies = 80 + 50 + 120

⇒ Total cost of orange jellies = ₹160

⇒ Total cost of mango jellies = ₹150

⇒ Total cost of strawberry jellies = ₹420

⇒ Total cost = 160 + 150 + 420 = ₹730

⇒ Total number of jellies = 80 + 50 + 120 = 250

⇒ Average cost = 730 / 250

⇒ Average cost = 2.92

∴ The correct answer is 2.92

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