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?

16 lit
8 lit
24 lit
32 lit

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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

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

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

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Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:

Rs. 180
Rs. 170
Rs. 169.50
Rs. 175.50

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In a pot, there is a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5. If it is filled with an additional 8 litres of milk, the pot would be full and ratio of milk and water would become 6 : 5. Find the capacity of the pot?

44 lit
33 lit
22 lit
11 lit

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The concentration of glucose in three different mixtures (glucose and alcohol) is 12,35 and 45 respectively. If 2 litres, 3 litres and 1 litre are taken from these three different vessels and mixed. What is the ratio of glucose and alcohol in the new mixture?

3:4
2:3
4:3
3:2

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