Alligation or Mixture problems
A petrol pump owner mixed leaded and unleaded petrol in such a way that the mixture contains 10 % unleaded petrol. What quantity of leaded petrol should be added to 1 liter mixtures, so that the percentage of unleaded petrol becomes 5 %?

1800 ml
1000 ml
900 ml
1900 ml

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A piece of an alloy of two metals (A and B) weighs 15 gms and costs Rs. 150. If the weights of the two metals be interchanged, the new alloy would be worth Rs. 120. If the price of metal A is Rs. 6 per gm, find the weight of the other metal in the original piece of alloy.

5 gms
8 gms
10 gms
12 gms

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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?

160 liters
140 liters
170 liters
150 liters

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is 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?

20
25
21
10

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