Mixtures and Alligations

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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

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The cost of 24 kg of sugar is26,421 kg of tea is 252 and 25 litre of milk is 544 what will be the cost of 11kg of sugar, 14 kg of tea and 17 litre of milk ?

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In what proportion may three kinds to tea prices @ 80,70 and 50 per kg be mixed to produce a mixture worth 65 per kg?

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A merchant has 1000kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at  18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is?

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The milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 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?

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Rakesh bought 40 kg of wheat at 12.50 per kg and 20 kg of wheat at 15.10 per kg. He mixed them together. At what price should he sell the mixture to earn 10% profit?

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80 Litters of a mixture contain milk and water in the ratio of 27 : 5. How much more water is to be added to get a mixture containing milk and water in the ratio of3: 1 ?

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The ratio of water and alcohol in two different containers is 2:3 and 4:5. 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 7:5?

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The price of rice is reduced by 5%. How many kg of rice can now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy 50 kg of rice earlier?

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A butler steals wine from a bottle which contained 80% of spirit and he replaced it by wine containing only 32% spirit. Then, the wine in bottle was of 48% strength only. How much of the bottle did he steal?

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In an alloy, the ratio of copper and zinc is 5:2. If 1.250 kg of zinc is mixed in 17 kg 500 gm of alloy, then the ratio of copper and zinc will be _____.

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Hart mechanism has

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From a container having pure milk, 10% is replaced by water. This process was repeated thrice. At the time of the third operation, the milk that remained in the container is:

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A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container, 4 litres 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?

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

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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing 15 per kg and 20 per kg respectively to obtain a mixture worth 16.50 per Kg?

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What quantity of water should be added to 3litres of 10% solution of salt, so that it becomes 5% salt solution?

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There are two vessels A and B in which the ratio of acid & water is 3:4 and 5:4 respectively. In which ratio both mixtures are mixed that in new mixture, there is half acid & half water?

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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea costing 15 per kg and 20 per kg respectively to get a mixture worth 16.50 per kg?

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A chemical solution contains 30% water and 70% Alkali. What quantity of water should be added to 6 litres of solution so that the water content become 40%. (In litre)

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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?