Alligation or Mixture problems
In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16⅔% on selling the mixture at cost price?

1 : 6
2 : 3
4 : 3
6 : 1

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Jar A has 36 litres of mixture of milk and water in the respective ratio of 5 : 4. Jar B which had 20 litres of mixture of milk and water, was emptied into jar A, and as a result in jar A, the respective ratio of milk and water becomes 5: 3. What was the quantity of water in jar B?

5 lit
3 lit
8 lit
2 lit

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A milkman claims to sell milk at its cost price, still, he is making a profit of 30% since he has mixed some amount of water in the milk. What is the % of milk in the mixture?

76.92%
86.42%
63.22%
71.02%

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A person has Rs. 5000. He invests a part of it at 3% per annum and the remainder at 8% per annum simple interest. His total income in 3 years is Rs. 750. Find the sum invested at different rates of interest.

Rs. 2750 and Rs. 2250
Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2500
Rs. 2000 and Rs. 3000
Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000

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