Alligation and mixture Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A mixture contains wine and water in the ratio 3 : 2 and another mixture contains them in the ratio 4 : 5 . How many litres of the latter mixture must be mixed with 3 litres of the former mixture so that the resultant mixture may contain equal quantities of wine and water? 

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    $$4{1\over 2}$$ litres
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    $$3{3\over 4}$$ litres
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  • 3
    $$1{2\over 3}$$ litres
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  • 4
    $$5{2\over 5}$$ litres
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Answer : 4. "$$5{2\over 5}$$ litres"

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A vendor sells potatoes at a cost price, but he mixes some rotten potatoes and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of rotten potatoes in the mixture is? 

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    22%
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    20%
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    25%
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    8%
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Answer : 2. "20%"

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A milkman buys some milk at 50Rs / ltr. He adds 1 / 5 water in milk and sells the mixture at 50Rs / ltr. Find out profit %? 

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    0 %
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    25 %
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    20 %
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    10 %
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Answer : 2. "25 % "

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Answer : 3. "16 : 25"

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Answer : 1. "1.25 kg"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 1.25 kg Explanation: Let the initial amount of honey in the jar was k, then    512 = k1 - 154 or  512 = k454   => k = 512 × 625256  => k = 1250    Hence initially the honey in the jar = 1.25 kg

Q:

Three vessels contain alcoholic solutions with the concentrations of alcohol as 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75 respectively. 4 litres from the first, 6 litres from the second and 8 litres from the third are mixed. What is the ratio of alcohol and water in the resultant mixture? 

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    1: 2
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  • 2
    1: 3
    Correct
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  • 3
    1: 1
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  • 4
    5: 9
    Correct
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  • 5
    5: 4
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Answer : 5. "5: 4"

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If 4 litres of water is evaporated on boiling from 12 litres of salt solution containing 7 percentage salt, the percentage of salt in the remaining solution is 

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    12 %
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    13 %
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    10.5 %
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    11.5 %
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Answer : 3. "10.5 % "

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The ratio of milk and water in to mixtures A and B are 3:4 and 5:9 respectively. If these two mixtures are mixed in the ratio of 2:3. Then find the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture. 

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    27:43
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  • 2
    3:5
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  • 3
    8:13
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  • 4
    9:11
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Answer : 1. "27:43 "

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