Alligation or Mixture problems
A shopkeeper has 50 kgs of rice. He sells a part of it at 20% profit and the rest at 40% profit. If he gains 25% on the whole, find the quantity of each part.

12.5 kgs and 37.5 kgs
21.5 kgs and 23.5 kgs
23.5 kgs and 21.5 kgs
37.5 kgs and 12.5 kgs

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26%. The quantity of whisky replaced is:

2/5
1/3
3/5
2/3

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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 a second variety of oil at Rs.60 per liter so as to get a maximum whose cost is Rs.52 per liter?

180
160
110
120

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

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A shopkeeper buys 26 liter of milk @ Rs. 16 per liter. He also buys from another source an inferior quality of milk @ Rs. 10 per liter. How much quantity of the later should he buy to mix it with the former so that he can sell the mixture @ Rs. 14 per liter without making any loss?

14 liter
16 liter
12 liter
13 liter

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