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?

65 l

62 l

50 l

58 l

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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 %?

4 kg

30 kg

5 kg

8 kg

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

XY + YZ < ZX

XY YZ < XZ

XY + ZX < YZ

XY YZ > ZX

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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:

25

cannot be determined

45

30

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A merchant has 160 kgs of wheat. He sells a part of it at 10% profit and the rest of 6% loss. If he incurs 4% loss on the whole, find the quantity for each part.

150 kgs

120 kgs

160 kgs

140 kgs

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From a tank of petrol , which contains 200 liters of petrol, the seller replaces each time with kerosene when he sells 40 liters of petrol(or mixture). Everytime he sells out only 40 liters of petrol (pure or impure). After replacing the petrol with kerosene 4th time, the total amount of kerosene in the mixture is

118.08L

None of these

96L

81.92L

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Tea worth of Rs. 135/kg and Rs. 126/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.1700

Rs. 175.50

Rs. 180

Rs. 169.50

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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.

6 kgs

3 kgs

5 kgs

7 kgs

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The concentration of glucose in three different mixtures (glucose and alcohol) is 12,35 and 45 respectively. If 2 litres, 3 litres and 1 litre are taken from these three different vessels and mixed. What is the ratio of glucose and alcohol in the new mixture?

3:2

3:4

2:3

4:3

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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?

15 litres

18 litres

23 litres

21 litres

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