Alligation or Mixture problems
In a 48 ltr mixture, the ratio of milk and water is 5:3. How much water should be added in the mixture so as the ratio will become 3:5?

32 lit
24 lit
16 lit
8 lit

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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.

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

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A man pays Rs. 6.40 per litre of milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at Rs. 8 per litre, thereby making 37.5% profit. The proportion of water to milk received by the customers is

10 : 1
1 : 10
9 : 11
11 : 9

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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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The milk and water in two vessels are in the ratio of 3 : 1 and 7 : 11 respectively. In what ratio should the liquid in both the vessels be mixed to obtaina new mixture containing half milk and half water?

4 : 7
5 : 7
4 : 9
1 : 1

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