Alligation or Mixture problems
A person has Rs. 5000. He invests a part of it at 3% per annum and the remainder at 8% per annum simple interest. His total income in 3 years is Rs. 750. Find the sum invested at different rates of interest.

Rs. 2000 and Rs. 3000
Rs. 2750 and Rs. 2250
Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000
Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2500

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Alligation or Mixture problems
In a 40 litre mixture of alcohol & water, the ratio of alcohol and water is 5 : 3. If 20% of this mixture is taken out and the same amount of water is added then what will be the ratio of alcohol and water in final mixture?

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

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Alligation or Mixture problems
How many liters of oil at Rs. 40 per liter should be mixed with 240 liters of the second variety of oil at Rs.60 per liter so as to get a maximum whose cost is Rs.52 per liter?

150 liters
140 liters
170 liters
160 liters

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A container is full of milk. One-third of milk is taken out of it and replaced by same quantity of water. Then again one-third of the mixture is taken out of it and replaced by the same quantity of water. The process is repeated 4 times. If 16 litres of milk is left in the container at the end of 4th operation, find the capacity of the container.

81 litres
85 litres
76 litres
82 litres

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640 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 6:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water?

330 ml
320 ml
360 ml
310 ml

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