Alligations and Mixtures Problems Practice Question and Answer

Q:

In a mixture of milk and water milk is found to be 28%. When 16 litre water is added in the mixture new percentage of milk in mixture becomes 20%. Find the initial quantity of mixture.

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    42 litre
    Correct
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  • 2
    48 litre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    36 litre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    40 litre
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "40 litre"

Q:

A cask contains 24 litre mixture of wine and water in the ratio 3 : 1. How much mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the quantity of wine and water becomes equal ? 

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    6 Litre
    Correct
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  • 2
    12 Litre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    10 Litre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    8 Litre
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "6 Litre "

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Some litres of acid were drawn off a 54-litre vessel full of acid and an equal amount of water added. Again, the same volume of the mixture was drawn off and replaced by water. As a result, the vessel contained 24 litre of pure acid. How much of the acid was drawn off initially?

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    12 litre
    Correct
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  • 2
    16 litre
    Correct
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  • 3
    18 litre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    24 litre
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "18 litre "

Q:

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

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    35
    Correct
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  • 2
    70
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    28
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    40
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "35"

Q:

Milkman has a container filled with a mixture of milk and water which are in the ratio of 7 : 3. How many parts of the mixture needs to be removed and replaced from the water to obtain milk and water in ratio of 1 : 1?

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    2/3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    2/7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    2/5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    1/7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of the above
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "2/7"

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A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of mixture are drained off and the Can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the Can initially?

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  • 1
    10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    21
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "21 "

Q:

An alloy has Iron, Silver and Bronze in the ratio 7 : 2 : 3. Another alloy has Silver and Bronze in ratio 1 : 2. In what ratio should the two mixtures be mixed so that the ratio of Iron and Silver in resultant mixture is 5 : 3?

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    2 : 1
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    19 : 9
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20 : 11
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    21 : 10
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "20 : 11 "

Q:

A container contains a mixture of acid and water in which water is 24%. If 50% of the mixture is taken out in which water is 156 liters less than the acid, then find the remaining quantity of acid in that container?

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    282 lit
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    306 lit
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    236 lit
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    216 lit
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    228 lit
    Correct
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Answer : 5. "228 lit"

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