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
2:1
3:1
1:1

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In a mixture of 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. If the ratio of the milk and water is to be 1 : 2, then the amount of water to be further added is ?

60 litres
30 litres
20 litres
40 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
An alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 8 and another alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 3. If equal amount of both the alloys are melted together, then the ratio of gold and silver in the resulting alloy is?

113/108
105/103
103/113
108/115

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Two solution of 90% and 97% purity and mixed resulting in 21 liters of mixture of 94% purity. How much is the quantity of the first solution in the resulting mixture?

12 litres
9 litres
15 litres
6 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is:

4%
6¼%
20%
25%

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Two vessels A and B contain milk and water in the ratio 7 : 5 and 17 : 7 respectively. In what ratio mixtures from two vessels should be mixed to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3?

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

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