Three bottles of equal capacity have mixture of milk and water in ratio 5 : 7, 7 : 9 and 2 : 1 respectively. These three bottles are emptied into a large bottle. What is the percentage of milk in the new mixture? 51.2 50.7 49.6 52.3 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A man bought a certain quantity of sugar for Rs. 8000. He sells one-fourth of it at 20% loss. At what per cent profit should he sell the remainder stock so as to make an overall profit of 20%? 35% 30% 20% 40% TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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. 19.50 Rs. 18 Rs. 18.50 Rs. 19 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A mixture of 20 kg of spirit and water contains 10 % water. How much water must be added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25 %? 30 kg 5 kg 8 kg 4 kg TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The ratio of petrol and kerosene in the container is 3:2 when 10 liters of the mixture is taken out and is replaced by the kerosene, the ratio become 2:3. Then total quantity of the mixture in the container is: 30 cannot be determined 25 45 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A vessel, full of water, weighs 24 kg. When the vessel is 1/4 full, it weighs 9 kg. Find the weight of empty vessel. 4 kg 5 kg 8 kg 3 kg TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A merchant has 50 kg. of sugar part of which he sells at 8 % profit and the rest at 18 % profit. He gains 14 % on the whole. The quantity sold at 18 % profit is ? 35 kg 30 kg 15 kg 20 kg TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A vessel contains mixture of liquids A and B in the ratio 3: 2. When 20 litres of the mixture is taken out and replaced by 20 litres of liquid B, the ratio changes to 1: 4. How many litres of liquid A was there initially present in the vessel? 12 litres 24 litres 22 litres 18 litres TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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? 7 litres, 5 litres 5 litres, 7 litres 4 litres, 8 litres 6 litres, 6 litres TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26%. The quantity of whisky replaced is: 3/5 1/3 2/5 2/3 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?