Mixture and Alligation

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Mixture and Alligation: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Mixture and Alligation, Mean Price of Alligation, Straight Line Approach for Alligation & Graphical Representation of Alligation etc.

Important Questions on Mixture and Alligation

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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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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 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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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 60 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 2 : 3. If 20 litres of water is mixed in it, find the percentage of milk in the new mixture.

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A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 7 : 2. On adding 6 litres of water, the ratio of milk and water becomes 7 : 5, then find the quantity of water in the final mixture.

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A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3:2. If 4 litres of water is added to the mixture, milk and water in the mixture becomes equal. Find the quantity of milk in mixture in litres.

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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth60 a kg and65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?

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Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water mixed in the ratio 5 : 2 and 7 : 6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixtures be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 8 : 5?

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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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Two vessels contain mixtures of spirit and water. In the first vessel, the ratio of spirit to water is 8 : 3 and in the second, the ratio is 5 : 1. A 35 litres case is filled from these vessels to contain a mixture of spirit to water in the ratio 4 : 1. How much mixture is taken from the first vessel?

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A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?

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In a  48 ltr. mixture the ratio of milk and water is 5:3. How much water should be added in the mixture so as the ratio will become  3:5?

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The price of the special quality of 13 kg of wheat is 351. What is the price of the same quality of 49 kg of wheat?

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In 1 kg mixture of sand and iron, 20% is iron. How much sand should be added so that the proportion of iron becomes 10%?

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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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A mixture of milk and water has been kept in two separate containers. The ratio of milk to water in one of the containers is 5 : 1 and that in the other container is 7 : 2. In what ratio should the mixtures of these two containers be added together so that the quantity of milk in the new mixture may become 80%?