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8 litres are drawn from a container containing juice and then filled with water. The operation is performed 3 more times. The ratio of the quantity of juice left and total solution is 81/625. How much juice the flask initially holds?

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Important Questions on Alligation and Mixture

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A mixture contains brandy and water in the ratio 5:3. When 12 L of the mixture is taken out and 5 L of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of brandy and water becomes 35:31. What is the concentration of brandy in mixture at the beginning?
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A mixture having A and B in the ratio 3:4. 14 L of the mixture is replaced by 24 L of A and the new ratio becomes 6:13. What is the amount of A present in the original mixture?
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A container of 176 L is filled with spirit and water. 75 per cent of spirit and 35 per cent of water are taken out from the container. After this, it is found that the container is filled with 60 per cent quantity of spirit and water. What is the original quantity of spirit and water in the vessel, respectively?
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A mixture has milk and water in the ratio of 2:3 and the other contains in the ratio of 3:1. What weight of 2nd mixture be mixed with 1st mixture so as to make a new mixture of 14 L in weight with 60 per cent milk?
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The ratio of spirit and water in three containers of equal capacity is 3:2,13:17 and 11:4, respectively. The three containers are mixed together. What is the ratio of spirit and water together?
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A mixture of milk and water in a jar contains 28 L milk and 8 L water. X L milk and X L water is mixed in the mixture. If 40% of the new mixture is 20 L, then find the value of X.

 

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Two casks of 48 and 42 L are filled with mixtures of wine and water, the proportions in the two casks being respectively 13:7 and 18:17. If the contents of the two casks are mixed and 20 L of water is added to the whole, what will be the proportion of wine to water in the final mixture?
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A barrel contains a mixture of wine and water in the ratio 3:1. How much fraction of the mixture must be drawn off and substituted by water so that the ratio of wine and water in the resultant mixture in the barrel becomes 1:1?