Alligation or Mixture problems
Shiva purchased 280 kg of Rice at the rate of 15.60/kg and mixed it with 120 kg of rice purchased at the rate of 14.40/kg. He wants to earn a profit of Rs. 10.45 per kg by selling it. What should be the selling price of the mix per kg?

Rs. 22.18
Rs. 26.94
Rs. 25.69
Rs. 27.54

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A cask full of wine from which 8 litres are drawn and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of quantity of wine left in the cask to that of the water is 16: 81. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

24 litres
32 litres
42 litres
18 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
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?

160 liters
140 liters
150 liters
170 liters

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Alligation or Mixture problems
The ratio of water and alcohol in two different containers is 2:3 and 4:5. In what ratio we are required to mix the mixtures of two containers in order to get the new mixture in which the ratio of alcohol and water be 7:5?

2:7
5:3
7:3
8:5

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