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. 16 Rs. 17 Rs. 19 Rs. 18 Rs. 16 Rs. 17 Rs. 19 Rs. 18 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 None of these 17 and 27 14 and 16 13 and 27 None of these 17 and 27 14 and 16 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Total no.of boys : no. of girls = 13:27 27 : 13
Alligation or Mixture problems In what proportion should water and wine at Rs. 22·50 a liter be mixed to reduce the price to Rs. 18 a liter? 4 : 1 3 : 2 1 : 4 2 : 3 4 : 1 3 : 2 1 : 4 2 : 3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems From a cask of wine containing 25 litres, 5 litres are withdrawn and the cask is refilled with water. The process is repeated a second and then a third time. Find the quantity of wine left in the cask and also the ratio of wine to water in the resulting mixture. 64 : 61 16 : 46 61 : 64 46 : 16 64 : 61 16 : 46 61 : 64 46 : 16 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Here, quantity of wine left after third operation = [1 - (5 / 25)]3 x 25 = (4 / 5)3 x 25 = (64 / 125) x 25 = (64 / 5) = 12 4/5 liters. Final ratio of wine to water = (64 / 125) / (1- 64 /125) = (64 / 125) /(61 / 125) Wine : Water = (64 / 61)
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? 2 : 3 1 : 5 2 : 5 2 : 1 2 : 3 1 : 5 2 : 5 2 : 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Alligation or Mixture problems A container contains 50 litres of milk. From that 8 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container? 29.63 litres 24.52 litres 25.14 litres 28.21 litres 29.63 litres 24.52 litres 25.14 litres 28.21 litres ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP