Alligations and Mixtures Problems Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Milkman has a container filled with a mixture of milk and water which are in the ratio of 7 : 3. How many parts of the mixture needs to be removed and replaced from the water to obtain milk and water in ratio of 1 : 1?

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    2/3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    2/7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    2/5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    1/7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of the above
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "2/7"

Q:

Two equal glasses are filled with alcohol and water respectively. First glass is filled with (2/5) of alcohol and second glass is filled with (1/4) of alcohol. Then, the glasses are filled up with water and the resultant mixture is put into a big Jug. Find the ratio of alcohol and water in the jug.

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    13 : 27
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    23 : 25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    17 : 19
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    14 : 25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    18 : 17
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "13 : 27"

Q:

A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 7 : 8. If 10 litres water and 5 litres milk is added in the mixture then the ratio of water and milk becomes 3 : 2. Find the initial quantity in the mixture?

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    30 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    45 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    60 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    32 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "15 litres"

Q:

A vessel contains some mixture of Water and Alcohol in the ratio 2 ∶ 1. 12 liters of mixture is removed and replaced with water and the final ratio becomes 4: 1. What is the amount of Alcohol in the initial Mixture?

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    12 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    15 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    12.5 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "10 litres"

Q:

How many kilogram of rice costing Rs.60 per kg must be mixed with 24 kg of rice costing Rs.42 per kg so that there may be a gain of 12% by selling the mixture at Rs.56 per kg?

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  • 1
    22 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    20 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    19.2 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    21.2 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "19.2 kg"

Q:

In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5 respectively. If the value of all the coins is ₹5.25. then how many 5 p coins are there in the bag?

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  • 1
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    45
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    35
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "25"

Q:

In a bag there are coins of ₹2, ₹5 and ₹10 denominations. The total number of coins in the bag is 300. If the number of coins of ₹2, ₹5 and ₹10 denominations are in the ratio of 1:2:3, then what is the total amount of money in the bag?

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    ₹2100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹2500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹3000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹2400
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹2100"

Q:

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?

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    21 liters
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    35 liters
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    40 liters
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    19 liters
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "21 liters"

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