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Mixture and Alligation Questions for Bank Exams

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A vessel contain some litres of pure milk. If 25 litre of water is added to the vessel, then ratio between milk and water becomes 12:5, 17 litres of mixture is drawn from the vessel and 10 litre of water is added to the mixture. Find the new ratio between milk and water. 

(A) 8 : 5

(B) 5 : 8

(C) 6 : 5

(D) 5 : 6

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Two equal vessels are filled with the mixture of water and milk in the ratio of 3:4 and 5:3 respectively. If the mixtures are poured into a third vessel, the ratio of water and milk in the third vessel will be

(A) 15:12

(B) 53:59

(C) 59:53

(D) 20:91

Correct Answer : C

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Two vessels A and B contains acid and water in the ratio 4:3 and 5:3 respectively Then the ratio in which these mixtures to be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing acid and water in the ratio 3:2 is 

(A) 5:8

(B) 7:5

(C) 7:8

(D) 4:7

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Two containers have acid and water mixed in the ratio 3:1 and 5:3 respectively. To get a new mixture with ratio of acid to water as 2:1, the two types of mixture have to be mixed in the ratio?

(A) 1:2

(B) 2:3

(C) 2:1

(D) 3:2

Correct Answer : A

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The acid and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3. In what ratio should the liquid in both the vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing half acid and half water?

(A) 7:5

(B) 7:3

(C) 5:7

(D) 5:3

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

The ratio of spirit and water in two mixtures of 20 litres and 36 litres is 3:7 and 7:5 respectively. Both the mixtures are mixed together. Now the ratio of the spirit and water in the new mixture is 

(A) 25:29

(B) 9:10

(C) 27:29

(D) 27:31

Correct Answer : C

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Acid and water are mixed in a vessel A in the ratio of 5:2 and in vessel B in the ratio 8:5. In what proportion should quantities be taken out from the two vessels so as to form a new mixture in which the acid and water will be in the ratio of 9:4?

(A) 7:2

(B) 7:4

(C) 2:7

(D) 2:3

Correct Answer : A

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A container contains a mixture of two liquids, A and B, in the proportion 7 : 5. If 9 liters of the mixture is replaced by 9 liters of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 7 : 9. How much of liquid A was there in the container initially?

(A) 21 liters

(B) 35 liters

(C) 40 liters

(D) 19 liters

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

80 liters of a mixture of alcohol and water contains 60% alcohol. If 'X' liters of water is added to this mixture, then the percentage of alcohol in the new mixture becomes 40%. What is the value of 'X'?

(A) 20

(B) 80

(C) 40

(D) 60

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

In a bag, the number of ₹5 coins is 8 more than the number of ₹10 coins but 20% less than the number of ₹2 coins. If total amount in the bag is ₹270, what is the number of ₹5 coins?

(A) 15

(B) 20

(C) 25

(D) 18

Correct Answer : B

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