Alligation or Mixture problems
A man pays Rs. 6.40 per litre of milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at Rs. 8 per litre, thereby making 37.5% profit. The proportion of water to milk received by the customers is

1 : 10
11 : 9
10 : 1
9 : 11

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Alligation or Mixture problems
In a mixture, the ratio of juice and water is 4 : 3. By adding 6 litre water the ratio of juice and water will be 8 : 7. What is the amount of juice in the original mixture?

38 lit
48 lit
52 lit
96 lit

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Kantilal mixes 80 kg of sugar worth of Rs. 6·75 per kg with 120 kg worth of Rs. 8 per kg. At what rate shall he sell the mixture to gain 20 %?

Rs. 8·85
Rs. 8·20
Rs. 9
Rs. 7·50

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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?

65 l
50 l
62 l
58 l

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A mixture of 150 liters of Petrol and Diesel contains 20% Diesel. How much more Diesel should be added so that Diesel becomes 25% of the new mixture?

20 liter
35 liter
10 liter
5 liter

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