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

58 l

50 l

62 l

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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 ?

30 kg

35 kg

15 kg

20 kg

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The cost of type - I rice is Rs. 15 per kg and type - II is Rs. 20 per kg. If both type - I and type - II are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then find the price per kg of the mixed variety.

18

19.50

19

18.50

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An alloy is made by mixing metal A costing Rs 2000/kg and metal B costing Rs 400/kg in the ratio A:B = 3:1. What is the cost (in Rs) of 8 kilograms of this alloy?

1600

6400

12800

9800

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A mixture of 150 liters of Petrol and Diesel contains 20% Diesel. How much more Diesel should be added so that Diesel becomes 25% of the new mixture?

20 liter

35 liter

10 liter

5 liter

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The average monthly salary of employees, consisting of officers and workers, of an organisation is Rs. 3000. The average salary of an officer is Rs. 10,000 while that of a worker is Rs. 2000 per month. If there are total 400 employees in the organisation, find the number of officers and workers separately.

250 , 150

50 , 350

310 , 90

300 , 100

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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?

4:3

3:4

3:2

2:3

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In a mixture of 45 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. How much water must be added to make the mixture ratio 3:2?

72 litres

15 litres

1.5 litres

24lLitres

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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

3 kg

5 kg

8 kg

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A person has two solutions of sugar with 30% and 50% concentration respectively. In what proportion should he mix two solutions to get 45% concentration in the resulting mixture?

1 : 3

3 : 1

3 : 2

2 : 3

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