Alligation or Mixture problems
Two vessels A and B contain mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 1 and 9 : 11 respectively. They are mixed in the ratio of 3 : 2. Find the ratio of milk and water in the resulting mixture.

33 : 17
16 : 34
17 : 33
34 : 16

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?

4 litres, 8 litres
7 litres, 5 litres
5 litres, 7 litres
6 litres, 6 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A piece of an alloy of two metals (A and B) weighs 15 gms and costs Rs. 150. If the weights of the two metals be interchanged, the new alloy would be worth Rs. 120. If the price of metal A is Rs. 6 per gm, find the weight of the other metal in the original piece of alloy.

8 gms
12 gms
10 gms
5 gms

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A bucket contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 7: 5. If 9 litres of the mixture is replaced by 9 litres of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquid becomes 7: 9. How much of the liquid A was there in the bucket?

21 litres
23 litres
15 litres
18 litres

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