Alligation or Mixture problems
Two casks of 48 and 42 liters are filled with mixture of wine and water13 : 7 and 18 : 17. If the contents of the two casks be mixed and 20 liters of water added to the whole what will be the proportion of wine to water in the result?

13 : 12
21 : 31
31 : 21
12 : 13

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:

180
175.50
170
169.50

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Alligation or Mixture problems
The average daily wages of staff, consisting of supervisors and labourers, of a company is Rs. 50. The average wages of supervisors is Rs. 150 while that of labourers is Rs. 40 per day. If the number of supervisors is 15, find the number of labourers in the company.

175
150
180
200

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Fresh fruit contains 72 % water and dry fruits contains 20 % water. How much dry fruit from 100 kg of fresh fruit can be obtained?

35 kg
32 kg
33 kg
30 kg

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