Alligations and Mixtures Problems Practice Question and Answer

Q:

An alloy contains zinc, copper and tin in the ratio 2:3:1 and an other contains copper, tin and lead in the ratio 5:4:3. If equal weights of both alloys are melted together to form a third alloy, then the weight of lead per kg in the new alloy will be.

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    ½ kg
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    1/8 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    3/14 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    7/9 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "1/8 kg"

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Ankit has three varieties of rice costing 18 Rs/kg,25 Rs/kg and 36 Rs/kg, In what possible ratio he should mix these three varieties so that on selling whole mixture at 23.10 Rs/kg he may get a profit of 10%?

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

Q:

A sample of 50 litres of glycerine is found to be adulterated to the extent of 20 % . How much pure glycerine should be added to it so as to bring down the percentage of impurity to 5 %? 

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    155 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    149 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    150 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    150.4 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "150 litres "

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In one glass, milk and water are mixed in the ratio 3:5 and in another glass they are mixed in the ratio 6:1.In what ratio should the content of the two glasses be mixed together so that new mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 1:1?

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  • 1
    20:7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    8:3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    27:4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    25:9
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "20:7"

Q:

200 litres of mixture contains 15% water and the rest is milk. The  amount of milk that must be added so that the resulting mixture contains 87.5 % milk is:

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    30 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    35 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    40 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    45 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "40 litres"

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Alcohol and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 5:3 and 5:4 respectively. In what ratio, the liquid of in both the vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C in the ratio 7:5?

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

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Answer : 2. "17:28 "

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