Alligation or Mixture problems
A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26%. The quantity of whisky replaced is:
By the rule of alligation, we have: Strength of first jar Strength of 2nd jar 40% MeanStrength 26% 19% 7 14 So, ratio of 1st and 2nd quantities = 7 : 14 = 1 : 2 ∴ Required quantity replaced = 2 3
Average money received by each = 118/50 = Rs. 2.36 Therefore, Ratio of No.of boys and girls = 56 : 24 = 7 : 3 Therefore, Number of boys = 50 x (7/10) = 35 Number of girls = 50 - 35 = 15
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