Alligation or Mixture problems
4 vessels of equal sizes contains mixture of spirit and water. The concentration of spirit in 4 vessels are 60 %, 70 %, 75 % and 80 % respectively. If all the 4 mixtures are mixed, find in the resultant mixture the ratio of spirit to water ?

57 : 13
None of these
57 : 23
23 : 57

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8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of water is 16 : 65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

24 litres
32 litres
18 litres
42 litres

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A vessel contains 80 litres of milk. 16 litres of milk was taken out of the vessel and replaced by water. Then 16 litres of mixture was withdrawn and again replaced by water. The operation was repeated for third time. How much milk is now left in the vessel?

96.40 litres
40.96 litres
32.76 litres
50.36 litres

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How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg?

42 kg
36 kg
54 kg
63 kg

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The milk and water in two vessels are in the ratio of 3 : 1 and 7 : 11 respectively. In what ratio should the liquid in both the vessels be mixed to obtaina new mixture containing half milk and half water?

5 : 7
4 : 9
1 : 1
4 : 7

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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?

4 : 5
3 : 4
3 : 2
3 : 5

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