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?

2 lit
5 lit
8 lit
3 lit

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Alligation or Mixture problems
How many liters of oil at Rs. 40 per liter should be mixed with 240 liters of the second variety of oil at Rs.60 per liter so as to get a maximum whose cost is Rs.52 per liter?

140 liters
160 liters
150 liters
170 liters

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Alligation or Mixture problems
How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per Kg so that there may be a gain of 10 % by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per Kg?

54 Kg
36 Kg
63 Kg
42 Kg

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A vessel contains mixture of liquids A and B in the ratio 3: 2. When 20 litres of the mixture is taken out and replaced by 20 litres of liquid B, the ratio changes to 1: 4. How many litres of liquid A was there initially present in the vessel?

12 litres
24 litres
18 litres
22 litres

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