Alligation or Mixture problems A jar contains a blend of a fruit juice and water in the ratio 5 : x. When 1 litre of water is added to 4 litres of the blend the ratio of fruit juice to water becomes 1 : 1. What is the value of x? 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems A tin a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 4 : 1. If 45 litres of the mixture is replaced by 45 litres of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 2 : 5. How much of the liquid B was there in the tin? What quantity does the tin hold? 50 l 65 l 58 l 62 l 50 l 65 l 58 l 62 l ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Let the tin contain 5x litres of liquids 5 x - 45 x 4 5 5 x - 45 x 1 5 + 45 = 2 5 => 5(4x - 36) = 2(x + 36) => 20x - 180 = 2x + 72 => x = 14 litres Hence, the initial quantity of mixture = 70l Quantity of liquid B = 70 - 45 x 1 5 + 45 = 50 litres.
Alligation or Mixture problems Two casks of 48 and 42 liters are filled with mixture of wine and water13 : 7 and 18 : 17. If the contents of the two casks be mixed and 20 liters of water added to the whole what will be the proportion of wine to water in the result? 31 : 21 13 : 12 21 : 31 12 : 13 31 : 21 13 : 12 21 : 31 12 : 13 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? 10 21 20 25 10 21 20 25 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems Sugar at Rs. 15 per kg is mixed with sugar at Rs. 20 per kg in the ratio 2 : 3. Find the price per kg of the mixture? Rs. 16 Rs. 18 Rs. 19 Rs. 17 Rs. 16 Rs. 18 Rs. 19 Rs. 17 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems 80 litre mixture of milk and water contains 10% milk. How much milk (in litres) must be added to make water percentage in the mixture as 80%? 12 9 10 8 12 9 10 8 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Let initial quantity be Q, and final quantity be F F = Q(1 - 8/Q) 4 => Q = 20
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