Alligation or Mixture problems
640 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 6:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water?

330 ml
360 ml
310 ml
320 ml

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A cask full of wine from which 8 litres are drawn and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of quantity of wine left in the cask to that of the water is 16: 81. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

24 litres
32 litres
42 litres
18 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:

Rs. 18
Rs. 18.50
Rs. 19.50
Rs. 19

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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.

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

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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
8 lit
3 lit
2 lit

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