Alligations and Mixtures Problems Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The ratio of milk and water in mixture of four containers are 5:3,2:1, 3:2 and 7:4 respectively. In which container is the quantity of milk, relative to water, minimum?

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    First
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  • 2
    Second
    Correct
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  • 3
    Third
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Fourth
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Answer : 3. "Third"

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Some litres of acid were drawn off a 54-litre vessel full of acid and an equal amount of water added. Again, the same volume of the mixture was drawn off and replaced by water. As a result, the vessel contained 24 litre of pure acid. How much of the acid was drawn off initially?

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    12 litre
    Correct
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  • 2
    16 litre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    18 litre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    24 litre
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "18 litre "

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Answer : 2. "12:13"

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In a mixture of 35 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. How many liters of water must be added to make the ratio 2 : 3?

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    35
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  • 2
    70
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    28
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    40
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "35"

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A vessel contains 60 litres of milk. 12 litres of milk taken out from it and replaced with water. Then again form mixture, 12 litres is taken out and replaced with water. The ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture is :

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    16 : 9
    Correct
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  • 2
    15 : 10
    Correct
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  • 3
    16 : 10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    9 : 5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "16 : 9"

Q:

6 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and it is then filled with water. 6 litres of the mixture are drawn and the cask is again filled with water. The quantity of wine now left in the cask is to that of the water in it as 121 : 23. How much does the cask hold?

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    54 litres
    Correct
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  • 2
    62 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    70 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    72 litres
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "72 litres"

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

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A tank contains a mixture of 80 litre of milk and water. 70% of the milk and 30% of the water are drawn, therefore 55% part of the tank become empty. Find the initial quantity of milk and water in the tank.

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    50 litre , 30 litre
    Correct
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  • 2
    30 litre, 50 litre
    Correct
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  • 3
    20 litre, 60 litre
    Correct
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  • 4
    None of these
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Answer : 1. "50 litre , 30 litre"

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