Alligation or Mixture problems Sugar at Rs. 15 per kg is mixed with sugar at Rs. 20 per kg in the ratio 2 : 3. Find the price per kg of the mixture? Rs. 19 Rs. 17 Rs. 18 Rs. 16 Rs. 19 Rs. 17 Rs. 18 Rs. 16 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems If a dairy mixes cow's milk which contains 10% fat with buffalo's milk which contains 20% fat, then the resulting mixture has fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio was the cow's milk mixed with buffalo's milk? 1 : 5 2 : 5 2 : 1 2 : 3 1 : 5 2 : 5 2 : 1 2 : 3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 42 litres 18 litres 32 litres 24 litres 42 litres 18 litres 32 litres ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Let A liters wine cask hold originally, then A[1 - (8 / A)]4 / A = 16 / 81 ? (1 - (8 / A))4 = (2 / 3 )4 ? (1 - (8 / A)) = (2 / 3) ? (8 / A) = (1 - (2 /3)) ? (8 / A) = (1 / 3)? A = 24 liters
Alligation or Mixture problems The average weight of boys in a class is 30 kg and the average weight of girls in the same class is 20kg. If the average weight of the whole class is 23.25 kg, what could be the possible strength of boys and girls respectively in the same class? 13 and 27 14 and 16 17 and 27 None of these 13 and 27 14 and 16 17 and 27 None of these ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Total no.of boys : no. of girls = 13:27 27 : 13
Alligation or Mixture problems A jar contains a blend of a fruit juice and water in the ratio 5 : x. When 1 litre of water is added to 4 litres of the blend the ratio of fruit juice to water becomes 1 : 1. What is the value of x? 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems In a 48 ltr mixture, the ratio of milk and water is 5:3. How much water should be added in the mixture so as the ratio will become 3:5? 32 lit 8 lit 24 lit 16 lit 32 lit 8 lit 24 lit 16 lit ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Given mixture = 48 lit Milk in it = 48 x 5/8 = 30 lit => Water in it = 48 - 30 = 18 lit Let 'L' lit of water is added to make the ratio as 3:5 => 30/(18+L) = 3/5 => 150 = 54 + 3L => L = 32 lit.
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