ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

From a cask of wine containing 25 litres, 5 litres are withdrawn and the cask is refilled with water. The process is repeated a second and then a third time. Find the quantity of wine left in the cask and also the ratio of wine to water in the resulting mixture.

46 : 16

61 : 64

64 : 61

16 : 46

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In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. What amount of water must be added to make the ratio of milk and water as 1:2?

77 Litres

56 Litres

42 Litres

60 Litres

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The ratio of milk to water is 5:4. If two litres of water is added, the ratio becomes 10:9, then find the new amount of water in the mixture.

16 litres

14 litres

12 litres

18 litres

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Some amount out of Rs. 7000 was lent at 6 % p.a. and the remaining at 4 % p. a. If the total simple interest from both the fractions in 5 years was Rs. 1600, the sum lent at 6 % p. a. was ?

None of these

Rs. 3500

Rs. 2000

Rs. 5000

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One type of liquid contains 25 % of benzene, the other contains 30% of benzene. A can is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. Find the percentage of benzene in the new mixture.

29 %

27 %

21 %

26 %

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A shopkeeper has 100 kgs of tea. He sells a part of it at 20% profit and the rest at 5% loss. If his overall profit is 10%, find the quantity for each part.

25 kgs

20 kgs

40 kgs

30 kgs

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A mixture of 150 liters of wine and water contains 20% water. How much more water should be added so that water becomes 25% of the new mixture?

40 liters

20 liters

10 liters

30 liters

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A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is:

640 kg

560 kg

600 kg

400 kg

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A milkman buys milk at Rs 25 per litre and adds 1/4 of water to it and sells the mixture at Rs 26 per litre. His gain (in %) is?

30

25

15

20

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A milk merchant buys 50 litres of milk at the rate of Rs 40 per litre and mixes 5 litres of water in it. If he sells this mixture at the rate of Rs 42 per litre, then what is the profit percentage for the dealer?

14.4

15.5

16.6

17.2

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