ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

Two casks of 48 and 42 liters are filled with mixture of wine and water13 : 7 and 18 : 17. If the contents of the two casks be mixed and 20 liters of water added to the whole what will be the proportion of wine to water in the result?

31 : 21

12 : 13

21 : 31

13 : 12

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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. 2000 and Rs. 3000

Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000

Rs. 2750 and Rs. 2250

Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2500

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How much pepsi at Rs.6 a litre is added to 15 litre of 'dew' at Rs. 10 a litre so that the price of the mixture be Rs.9 a litre?

5

8

10

None of these

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A piece of an alloy of two metals (A and B) weighs 15 gms and costs Rs. 150. If the weights of the two metals be interchanged, the new alloy would be worth Rs. 120. If the price of metal A is Rs. 6 per gm, find the weight of the other metal in the original piece of alloy.

12 gms

10 gms

8 gms

5 gms

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6 liters of milk and water mixture has 75% milk in it. How much milk should be added to the mixture to make it 90% pure?

10 liters

8 liters

12 liters

9 liters

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Tea worth of Rs. 135/kg & Rs. 126/kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1: 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be____?

Rs.1700

Rs. 180

Rs. 169.50

Rs. 175.50

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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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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

1000 ml

1800 ml

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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?

5 : 7

1 : 1

4 : 7

4 : 9

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Rs. 675 was divided among 75 boys and girls. Each boy gets Rs. 20 whereas a girl gets Rs. 5. Find the number of boys and girls.

20 , 55

15 , 60

25 , 50

30 , 45

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