ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

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?

18 litres

42 litres

32 litres

24 litres

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In what ratio sugar of Rs 38 per kg and Rs 30 per kg be mixed with each other so that on selling mixture at Rs 35.2 per kg there will be a profit of 10%?

13 : 7

1 : 3

3 : 7

9 : 4

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A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?

6 litres, 6 litres

4 litres, 8 litres

7 litres, 5 litres

5 litres, 7 litres

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In what ratio must a mixture of 20% milk strength be mixed with that of 60% milk strength so as to get a new mixture of 25% milk strength?

9 : 2

5 : 2

4 : 1

7 : 1

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A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at C. P. But he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25 %. The % of water in the mixture is ?

25%

20%

None of these

4%

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In a triangle XYZ , which of the following conditions is true

XY + ZX < YZ

XY + YZ < ZX

XY YZ > ZX

XY YZ < XZ

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A jar contains a blend of a fruit juice and water in the ratio 5 : x. When 1 litre of water is added to 4 litres of the blend the ratio of fruit juice to water becomes 1 : 1. What is the value of x?

3

1

4

2

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How much water (in litres) must be added to 80 litres solution of milk and water containing 10% milk, so that it becomes a 5% milk solution?

40

20

10

80

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A container contains 40 litres of milk.From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container.

27.36 litres

28 litres

29.16 litres

26.34 litres

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In the 75 litres of mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. The quantity of water required to make the ratio of milk and water 3:1 is

3 litres

4 litres

1 litre

5 litres

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