ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

From a container, 6 liters milk was drawn out and was replaced by water. Again 6 liters of mixture was drawn out and was replaced by the water. Thus the quantity of milk and water in the container after these two operations is 9:16. The quantity of mixture is:

25

15

16

31

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In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in 60 gm of mixture 15 gm water was added, what would be the percentage of water? (Weight in gm)

80%

62%

75%

70%

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In what ratio must water be added to spirit to gain 25% by selling it at cost price?

1 : 4

3 : 4

4 : 3

4 : 1

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A sum of Rs.118 was divided among 50 boys and girls such that each boy received Rs.2.60 and each girl Rs.1.80. Find the number of boys and girls?

30 boys and 20 girls

35 boys and 15 girls

15 boys and 35 girls

20 boys and 30 girls

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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 water is 16 : 65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

24 litres

32 litres

42 litres

18 litres

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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

9 : 11

11 : 9

1 : 10

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Find the quantity of rice @ Rs. 10 per kg. which should be mixed with 25 kgs of rice @ Rs. 8 per kg, so that on selling the mixture @ Rs. 15 per kg there is 80% profit.

7 kgs

5 kgs

3 kgs

6 kgs

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

170

169.50

175.50

180

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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.

21 %

26 %

29 %

27 %

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How many liters of oil at Rs. 40 per liter should be mixed with 240 liters of the second variety of oil at Rs.60 per liter so as to get a maximum whose cost is Rs.52 per liter?

170 liters

160 liters

150 liters

140 liters

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