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

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 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?

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 of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio . If of water is mixed in it, find the percentage of milk in the new mixture.

A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of . On adding of water, the ratio of milk and water becomes , then find the quantity of water in the final mixture.

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

In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth a kg and a kg so that by selling the mixture at a kg he may gain ?

Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water mixed in the ratio and 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 ?

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

Two vessels contain mixtures of spirit and water. In the first vessel, the ratio of spirit to water is and in the second, the ratio is . A case is filled from these vessels to contain a mixture of spirit to water in the ratio . How much mixture is taken from the first vessel?

A milk vendor has cans of milk. The first contains water and the rest milk. The second contains water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers to get of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is ?

In a mixture the ratio of milk and water is How much water should be added in the mixture so as the ratio will become ?

The price of the special quality of of wheat is . What is the price of the same quality of of wheat?

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

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?

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 and that in the other container is . 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 ?
