Mixtures and Alligations
Mixtures and Alligations: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Mixtures, Use of Alligation, Formulae Used in Alligation, Replacement of Liquids Using Alligation, Mean Price of Alligation, Alligations, Alligation Situations, Graphical Representation of Alligation, etc.
Important Questions on Mixtures and Alligations
The cost of of sugar is of tea is and litre of milk is what will be the cost of of sugar, of tea and litre of milk

In what proportion may three kinds to tea prices @ and per kg be mixed to produce a mixture worth per kg?

A merchant has of sugar, part of which he sells at profit and the rest at profit. He gains on the whole. The quantity sold at profit is?

The milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio and respectively. In what ratio, the liquids in both the vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing half milk and half water?

Rakesh bought of wheat at and of wheat at . He mixed them together. At what price should he sell the mixture to earn profit?

Litters of a mixture contain milk and water in the ratio of . How much more water is to be added to get a mixture containing milk and water in the ratio of ?

The ratio of water and alcohol in two different containers is and . In what ratio we are required to mix the mixtures of two containers in order to get the new mixture in which the ratio of alcohol and water be ?

The price of rice is reduced by . How many of rice can now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy of rice earlier?

A butler steals wine from a bottle which contained of spirit and he replaced it by wine containing only spirit. Then, the wine in bottle was of strength only. How much of the bottle did he steal?

In an alloy, the ratio of copper and zinc is . If of zinc is mixed in of alloy, then the ratio of copper and zinc will be _____.


From a container having pure milk, is replaced by water. This process was repeated thrice. At the time of the third operation, the milk that remained in the container is:

A container contains of milk. From this container, of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container?

In a mixture of litres, the ratio of milk and water is . How many litres of water must be added to make the ratio

In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing and respectively to obtain a mixture worth ?

What quantity of water should be added to of solution of salt, so that it becomes salt solution?

There are two vessels A and B in which the ratio of acid & water is respectively. In which ratio both mixtures are mixed that in new mixture, there is half acid & half water?

In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea costing and respectively to get a mixture worth ?

A chemical solution contains water and Alkali. What quantity of water should be added to of solution so that the water content become . (In )

In a company there are 75% skilled workers and remaining are unskilled. 80% of skilled workers and 20% of unskilled workers are permanent. If the number of temporary workers is 126, then what is the number of total workers?
