Alligation or Mixture problems
A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?

7 litres, 5 litres
6 litres, 6 litres
5 litres, 7 litres
4 litres, 8 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
The average age of 6 members of a family is 20 years. If the age of the servant is included, then the average age increase by 25%. What is the age (in years) of the servant?

50
55
35
30

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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?

58 l
50 l
62 l
65 l

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Find the quantity of rice @ Rs. 10 per kg. which should be mixed with 25 kgs of rice @ Rs. 8 per kg, so that on selling the mixture @ Rs. 15 per kg there is 80% profit.

3 kgs
6 kgs
7 kgs
5 kgs

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