Alligation or Mixture problems In what proportion water must be added to spirit to gain 20% by selling it at the cost price? 1:7 1:6 1:5 1:8 1:7 1:6 1:5 1:8 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems A man buys milk at Rs. 5 a litre and mixes it with water. By selling the mixture at Rs. 4 a litre he gains 121/2 % on his outlay. How much water did each litre of the mixture contain? 32 litre 13 13 litre 45 None of these 32 litre 45 32 litre 13 13 litre 45 None of these 32 litre 45 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 %? 20% 33.33% 22.5% 25% 20% 33.33% 22.5% 25% ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP As water costs free, water sold at cost price of milk gives the profit. Required profit % = 5/20 x 100 = 5 x 5 = 25%.
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. 21.5 kgs and 23.5 kgs 37.5 kgs and 12.5 kgs 12.5 kgs and 37.5 kgs 23.5 kgs and 21.5 kgs 21.5 kgs and 23.5 kgs 37.5 kgs and 12.5 kgs 12.5 kgs and 37.5 kgs 23.5 kgs and 21.5 kgs ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP According to figure we find that the ratio will be 3 : 1.Quantity sold at 20% profit = 3 / (3 + 1) × 50 = 37.5 kgs. Quantity sold at 40% profit = (50 ? 37.5) = 12.5 kgs.
Alligation or Mixture problems A tin a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 4 : 1. If 45 litres of the mixture is replaced by 45 litres of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 2 : 5. How much of the liquid B was there in the tin? What quantity does the tin hold? 62 l 65 l 50 l 58 l 62 l 65 l 50 l 58 l ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Let the tin contain 5x litres of liquids 5 x - 45 x 4 5 5 x - 45 x 1 5 + 45 = 2 5 => 5(4x - 36) = 2(x + 36) => 20x - 180 = 2x + 72 => x = 14 litres Hence, the initial quantity of mixture = 70l Quantity of liquid B = 70 - 45 x 1 5 + 45 = 50 litres.
Alligation or Mixture problems Currants at Rs. 50 per kg are mixed with currants at Rs. 90 per kg to make a mixture of 17 kg worth Rs. 70 per kg. How many kilograms of each are taken? 7 kg, 10 kg 8 kg, 9 kg None of these 8 1 kg of each 2 7 kg, 10 kg 8 kg, 9 kg None of these 8 1 kg of each 2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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