Alligations and Mixtures Problems Practice Question and Answer

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
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  • 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"

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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
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  • 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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6 kg sugar costing Rs. 10/kg is mixed with 4 kg sugar costing Rs. 15/kg. What is the average cost of the mixture per kilogram?

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    Rs. 10
    Correct
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  • 2
    Rs. 13
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 12
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 15
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 12"

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A mixture of milk and water contains 75% milk. If 8 liters of the mixture is taken out and 7 liters of milk is added, the ratio of milk to water becomes 7 : 2. Find the volume of the initial mixture.

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    62 liters
    Correct
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  • 2
    64 liters
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    68 liters
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    72 liters
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "64 liters"

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Wheat costing Rs. 30/kg, Rs. 35/kg and a third variety of wheat are mixed in the ratio of 3 ∶ 4 ∶ 2. If the mixture costs Rs. 34/kg, then what will be the cost (in Rs./kg) of the third variety of wheat?

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    46
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    42
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    32
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    38
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "38"

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

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Two equal glasses filled with mixture of milk and water in the proportions of 2 : 1 and 1 : 1 respectively are emptied into a third glass. What is the proportion of milk and water in the third glass?

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

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In an alloy, zinc and copper are in the ratio 1 : 2. In the second alloy the same elements are in the ratio 2 : 3. In what ratio should these two alloys be mixed to form a new alloy in which the two elements are in ratio 5 : 8?

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    7 : 11
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    3:10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    5 : 11
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    9:11
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
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    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "3:10"

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