Alligation and mixture Practice Question and Answer

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
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  • 2
    7 : 9
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    3 : 2
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2 : 3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    1 : 1
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "7 : 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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  • 1
    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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A mixture contains wine and water in a ratio of 5: 1. On adding 5 litres of water, the ratio of wine to water becomes 5: 2. The quantity of wine in the mixture is?

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    20 ℓ
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    22 ℓ
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    24 ℓ
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    26 ℓ
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 5. "None of these"

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A drink of chocolate and milk contains 8% pure chocolate by volume. If 10 litres of pure milk are added to 50 litres of this drink, the percentage of chocolate in the new drink is:

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    $$6{2\over 3}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    $$5{2\over 3}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    $$5{1\over 3}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    $$6{1\over 3}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "$$6{2\over 3}$$"

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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  • 1
    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"

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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
    Wrong
  • 2
    $$55{5\over 9}$$
    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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In what ratio should sugar costing ₹40 per kg be mixed with sugar costing ₹48 per kg, so as to earn a profit of 20% by selling the mixture at ₹54 per kg?

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  • 1
    3 : 5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    4 : 7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    5 : 8
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2 : 3
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "3 : 5"

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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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  • 1
    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. "$$12{1\over 2}$$"

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