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 1:8 1:5 1:7 1:6 1:8 1:5 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems 4 vessels of equal sizes contains mixture of spirit and water. The concentration of spirit in 4 vessels are 60 %, 70 %, 75 % and 80 % respectively. If all the 4 mixtures are mixed, find in the resultant mixture the ratio of spirit to water ? None of these 57 : 13 57 : 23 23 : 57 None of these 57 : 13 57 : 23 23 : 57 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems A jar full of whisky contains 40 % of alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19 % alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26. The quantity of whisky replaced is ? 1 3 3 5 2 5 2 3 1 3 3 5 2 5 2 3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container? 28 litres 26.34 litres 27.36 litres 29.16 litres 28 litres 26.34 litres 27.36 litres 29.16 litres ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Amount of milk left after 3 operations = [ 40 ❨ 1 - 4 ❩ 3 ] litres 40 = ❨ 40 x 9 x 9 x 9 ❩ = 29.16 litres.
Alligation or Mixture problems 80 litre mixture of milk and water contains 10% milk. How much milk (in litres) must be added to make water percentage in the mixture as 80%? 10 8 12 9 10 8 12 9 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Let initial quantity be Q, and final quantity be F F = Q(1 - 8/Q) 4 => Q = 20
Alligation or Mixture problems In what ratio should tea costing Rs 300/kg be mixed with tea costing Rs 200/kg so that the cost of the mixture is Rs 225/kg? 1 : 4 4 : 1 1 : 3 3 : 1 1 : 4 4 : 1 1 : 3 3 : 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP