Mixtures and Alligations

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Mixtures and Alligations: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Alligations, Mixtures, Mixture and Alligation, Straight Line Approach for Alligation & 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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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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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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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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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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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?

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There were two different iron alloys of total weight 50 kg. The first contains 40% less iron than the second. Determine the percentage of iron in the first alloys, if it is known that there were 6 kg of iron in the first alloy and 12 kg in the second ?

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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing  15  and 20 /kg  Rs. 20 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth 16.50kg  Rs. 16.50 kg ?

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In what proportion may three kinds of wheat bought at Rs. 8, Rs.10 and Rs.14 be mixed to produce a mixture. Which would earn 25% on selling it at Rs. 15 /kg. ?

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In what ratio must 25% hydrochloric acid be mixed with 60% hydrochloric acid to get a mixture of 40% hydrochloric acid ?

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How much water should be added to 175 litre of milk at  8.00 per litre so as to have a mixture worth 7.00 per litre ?

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After 30 litres of water was evaporated from a solution of salt and water which had 15% salt, the remaining solution had 20%salt. The quantity of the salt is -

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In an alloy of brass, the ratio of copper to zinc is 7:4. If 6 kg of zinc be added in 33 kg of such a quality of brass, then the new ratio of copper to zinc is: