ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the water is 16 : 65. How much wine the cask hold originally?

32 litres

24 litres

18 litres

42 litres

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The milk and water in two vessels are in the ratio of 3 : 1 and 7 : 11 respectively. In what ratio should the liquid in both the vessels be mixed to obtaina new mixture containing half milk and half water?

4 : 7

5 : 7

1 : 1

4 : 9

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In a mixture of 25 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 4:1. Another 3 litres of water is added to the mixture. The ratio of milk to water in the new mixture is

5:4

5:2

5:3

5:1

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In what ratio should milk and water be mixed so that after selling the mixture at the cost price a profit of 50/3 % is made?

6:1

1:2

2:3

2:5

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In what ratio should two varieties of tea at Rs. 60 per kg and Rs.120 per kg be mixed together so that by selling the mixture at Rs.96 per kg, a profit of Rs.20% is obtained?

2:1

1:4

1:2

1:3

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An alloy of copper and bronze weight 50g. It contains 80% Copper. How much copper should be added to the alloy so that percentage of copper is increased to 90%?

50 gm

55 gm

45 gm

60 gm

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In a 100 litre of mixture the ratio of milk and water is 6:4. How much milk must be added to the mixture in order to make the ratio 3 : 1?

55

60

85

45

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A man has whisky worth Rs. 22 a liter and another lot worth Rs. 18 a liter. Equal quantities of these are mixed with water to obtain a mixture of 50 liters worth Rs. 16 a liter. Find how much water the mixture contains?

15 litre

10 litre

20 litre

5 litre

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A petrol pump owner mixed leaded and unleaded petrol in such a way that the mixture contains 10 % unleaded petrol. What quantity of leaded petrol should be added to 1 liter mixtures, so that the percentage of unleaded petrol becomes 5 %?

900 ml

1900 ml

1800 ml

1000 ml

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If 4 kg of an alloy made of 1/4th iron and rest is mixed with 6 kg of another alloy made of 2/3rd iron and rest tin, find the ratio of iron to tin in the resultant mixture.

2 : 1

1 : 1

1 : 2

3 : 2

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