Alligation or Mixture problems
3 glasses of capacity 2 liters, 5 liters and 9 liters contain mixture of milk and water with milk concentrations 90 %, 80 % and 70 % respectively. The contents of 3 glasses are emptied into a large vessel. Find the milk concentration and ratio of milk to water in the resultant mixture ?

121 : 39
39 : 121
49 : 131
131 : 49

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Alligation or Mixture problems
In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. What amount of water must be added to make the ratio of milk and water as 1:2?

56 Litres
42 Litres
77 Litres
60 Litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Find the quantity of rice @ Rs. 10 per kg. which should be mixed with 25 kgs of rice @ Rs. 8 per kg, so that on selling the mixture @ Rs. 15 per kg there is 80% profit.

3 kgs
7 kgs
5 kgs
6 kgs

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Alligation or Mixture problems
How many liters of oil at Rs.40 per liter should be mixed with 240 liters of a second variety of oil at Rs.60 per liter so as to get a maximum whose cost is Rs.52 per liter?

110
180
160
120

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A man pays Rs. 6.40 per litre of milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at Rs. 8 per litre, thereby making 37.5% profit. The proportion of water to milk received by the customers is

9 : 11
1 : 10
11 : 9
10 : 1

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