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 %?
Quantity of alohol in the mixture = 40 x 5/8 = 25 lit Quantity of water = 40 - 25 = 15 lit According to question, Required ratio = 20 - 40 x 20 100 x 5 8 15 - 40 x 20 100 x 3 8 + 40 x 20 100 = 20 15 - 3 + 8 = 1 : 1