Alligation and mixture Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Alloy A contains metals x and y only in the ratio 5: 2 and alloy B contains these metals in the ratio 3: 4. Alloy C is prepared by mixing A and B in the ratio 4: 5. The percentage of x in alloy C is:

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    45
    Correct
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    $$55{5\over 9}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    $$44{4\over 9}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    56
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "$$55{5\over 9}$$"

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A shopkeeper purchased two types of wheat costing Rs. 220 per kg and Rs. 300 per kg. In what ratio should he mix the wheat so that he could sell the mixture at the rate of Rs. 360 per kg in order to earn the profit of 25%?

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    4 : 15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    2 : 17
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4 : 17
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    3 : 16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    3 : 17
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 5. "3 : 17"

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There is 40% sugar in 3 liters of sugar solution, what percentage of sugar will be in the new solution if one liter of water is added to this solution?

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    38%
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    13%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    30%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    25%
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "30%"

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'?

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    20
    Correct
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  • 2
    80
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    40
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    60
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "40"

Q:

How many kg of rice costing ₹42 per kg should be mixed with$$7{1\over 2}$$ kg rice costing ₹50 per kg so that by selling the mixture at₹ 53.10 per kg, there is a gain of 18%?

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    9
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    8
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    $$10{1\over 2}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    $$12{1\over 2}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "$$12{1\over 2}$$"

Q:

The price of a variety of a commodity is ₹7/kg and that of another is ₹12/kg. Find the ratio in which two varieties should be mixed so that the price of the mixture is ₹10/kg.

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    3 : 4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    2 : 3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4 : 5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2 : 5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "2 : 3"

Q:

40 litres of milk are kept in a container. 4 litres of milk were removed from this container and replaced with water. This procedure was performed two more times. How much milk does the container now hold?

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    30 litres
    Correct
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    34.23 litres
    Correct
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    29.16 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
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    32 litres
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "29.16 litres "

Q:

If a 50 liters mixture of milk and water is in the ratio of 3 : 2. After removal of 10 liters mixture, 12 liters milk and 12 liters water is added into the mixture. Find the final ratio of water and milk in the mixture.

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    9 : 7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    7 : 9
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    3 : 2
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2 : 3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    1 : 1
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Answer : 2. "7 : 9"

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