ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

A tin a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 4 : 1. If 45 litres of the mixture is replaced by 45 litres of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 2 : 5. How much of the liquid B was there in the tin? What quantity does the tin hold?

50 l

58 l

62 l

65 l

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640 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 6:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water?

360 ml

310 ml

330 ml

320 ml

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The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:

Rs. 18.50

Rs. 19

Rs. 18

Rs. 19.50

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Ratio of water and milk in a container is 2 : 3. If 40 liter mixture removed from the container and same quantity of milk is added to it then the ratio of water to milk becomes 1 : 4. Find the initial quantity of mixture?

90 lit

75 lit

85 lit

80 lit

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A man pays Rs. 6.40 per litre of milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at Rs. 8 per litre, thereby making 37.5% profit. The proportion of water to milk received by the customers is

10 : 1

11 : 9

9 : 11

1 : 10

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2/3 of a milk-water mixture was milk. There was 21 lit of the mixture. If 4 lit of water is added to it, the % of milk in the new mixture will be:

56

11

14

44

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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?

42 Kg

54 Kg

63 Kg

36 Kg

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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

45

60

85

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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

5 litre

10 litre

20 litre

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Sugar at Rs. 15 per kg is mixed with sugar at Rs. 20 per kg in the ratio 2 : 3. Find the price per kg of the mixture?

Rs. 18

Rs. 17

Rs. 19

Rs. 16

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