Subject Experts Solutions for Chapter: Alligation or Mixture, Exercise 1: EXERCISE

A grocer buys two types of rice at $Rs 1.80$ and $Rs 1.20$ per kg respectively. In what proportion should these be mixed, so that by selling the mixture at $Rs 1.75$ per kg $25\%$ may be gained?

$Rs. 1000$ is given on interest in two parts, one part at $6\%$ simple interest and the other part at $8\%$ simple interest. The yearly income is $Rs. 75$. The sum given at $8\%$ interest is:

Ram mixes $80 kg$ of sugar worth $Rs 6.75$ per kg with $120 kg$ worth of $Rs 8$ per kg. At what rate shall he sell the mixture to gain $20\%$?

Two vessels, A and B, contain milk and water mixture in ratio $5:3$ and $2:3$. When these mixtures are mixed to form a new mixture containing half milk and half water, they must be taken in the ratio of:

A dishonest milkman offers to sell his milk at C.P but, he mixed it with water, and thereby, he gains $25\%$. The percentage of water in the mixture is:

In a mixture of $60$ litres the ratio of milk and water is $2 : 1$. If ratio of milk and water is to be $1 : 2$, then amount of water to be further added is: