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?

15 litres
21 litres
23 litres
18 litres

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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 the water is 16 : 65. How much wine the cask hold originally?

42 litres
32 litres
24 litres
18 litres

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A mixture of 70 litres of Fruit Juice and water contains 10% water. How many litres of water should be added to the mixture so that the mixture contains 12.5% water?

4 lit
1 lit
3 lit
2 lit

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In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16⅔% on selling the mixture at cost price?

1 : 6
2 : 3
6 : 1
4 : 3

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The average daily wages of staff, consisting of supervisors and labourers, of a company is Rs. 50. The average wages of supervisors is Rs. 150 while that of labourers is Rs. 40 per day. If the number of supervisors is 15, find the number of labourers in the company.

180
175
150
200

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Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:

Rs. 169.50
Rs. 175.50
Rs. 170
Rs. 180

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