ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

A bucket contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 7: 5. If 9 litres of the mixture is replaced by 9 litres of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquid becomes 7: 9. How much of the liquid A was there in the bucket?

23 litres

18 litres

21 litres

15 litres

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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

5:2

5:3

5:4

5:1

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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 the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:

Rs. 175.50

Rs. 170

Rs. 180

Rs. 169.50

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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

Rs. 19.50

Rs. 19

Rs. 18.50

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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?

13 : 12

31 : 21

21 : 31

12 : 13

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Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.

3:4

1:3

4:5

2:3

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In a mixture of 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. If the ratio of the milk and water is to be 1 : 2, then the amount of water to be further added is ?

20 litres

40 litres

30 litres

60 litres

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A mixture contains 25% milk and rest water. What percent of this mixture must taken out and replaced with milk so that in mixture milk and water may become equal.

31%

31.8%

33.33%

29.85%

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In two types of brass, the ratios of Copper to Zinc are 8:3 and 15:7 respectively. If the two types of brass be melted and mixed in the ratio 5:2 a new type of brass is obtained. The ratio of Copper to Zinc in this new type of brass is

3:4

3:2

5:2

2:3

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4 vessels of equal sizes contains mixture of spirit and water. The concentration of spirit in 4 vessels are 60 %, 70 %, 75 % and 80 % respectively. If all the 4 mixtures are mixed, find in the resultant mixture the ratio of spirit to water ?

None of these

57 : 13

57 : 23

23 : 57

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