Alligation or Mixture problems
A bucket contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 7: 5. If 9 litres of the mixture is replaced by 9 litres of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquid becomes 7: 9. How much of the liquid A was there in the bucket?

21 litres
23 litres
15 litres
18 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A person has Rs. 5000. He invests a part of it at 3% per annum and the remainder at 8% per annum simple interest. His total income in 3 years is Rs. 750. Find the sum invested at different rates of interest.

Rs. 2750 and Rs. 2250
Rs. 2000 and Rs. 3000
Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000
Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2500

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Alligation or Mixture problems
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 the water is 16 : 65. How much wine the cask hold originally?

24 litres
18 litres
42 litres
32 litres

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