Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Index Numbers and Time Based Data

Question:

The price relatives and weights of a set of commodities are given as :

Commodity A B C
Price Relative 150 130 180
Weight x 3y y

If the sum of weights is 30 and the index for the set is 144, then the values of x and y are :

Options:

$x=6, y = 8 $

$x=8, y = 4 $

$x=6, y = 6 $

$x=5, y = 10 $

Correct Answer:

$x=6, y = 6 $