Alligation or Mixture problems
A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is:

25%
4%
20%
6¼%

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Alligation or Mixture problems
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.

150
180
200
175

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A mixture contains spirit and water in the ratio of 3 : 2. If it contains 3 litres more spirit than water, the quantity of spirit in the mixture is

12 litres
10 litres
9 litres
8 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Two vessels A and B contain milk and water in the ratio 7 : 5 and 17 : 7 respectively. In what ratio mixtures from two vessels should be mixed to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3?

3 : 2
1 : 2
2 : 3
2 : 1

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