Alligation or Mixture problems

Alligation or Mixture problems
A solution of sugar syrup has 15 % sugar. Another solution has 5 % sugar. How many liter of the second solution must be added to 20 liters of the first solution to make a solution of 10 % sugar?

10

5

20

15

10

5

20

15

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Alligation or Mixture problems
If 4 kg of an alloy made of 1/4th iron and rest is mixed with 6 kg of another alloy made of 2/3rd iron and rest tin, find the ratio of iron to tin in the resultant mixture.

3 : 2

1 : 1

2 : 1

1 : 2

3 : 2

1 : 1

2 : 1

1 : 2

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Three boxes of capacity 24 kg, 36 kg and 84 kg are completely filled with three varieties of wheat A, B and C respectively. All the three boxes were emptied and the three types of wheat were thoroughly mixed and the mixture was put back in the three boxes. How many kg of type A wheat would be there in the third box (in kg)?

10

16

14

12

10

16

14

12

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A milkman has 20 liters of milk. If he mixes 5 liters of water, which is freely available, in 20 liters of pure milk. If the cost of pure milk is Rs. 18 per litre, then the profit of the milkman, when he sells all the mixture at cost price, the profit %?

33.33%

20%

22.5%

25%

33.33%

20%

22.5%

25%

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Alligation or Mixture problems
From container A containing 54 liter of mixture of milk and water in ratio of 8 : 1 , 18 liter of the mixture is taken out and poured into container B in which ratio of milk to water is 3 : 1. If difference between total milk and total water in container B is 30 liter then find the quantity of initial mixture in container B.

30 Liter

36 Liter

32 Liter

28 Liter

30 Liter

36 Liter

32 Liter

28 Liter

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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?

16 liter

12 liter

14 liter

13 liter

16 liter

12 liter

14 liter

13 liter

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