Alligations and Mixtures Problems Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The ratio of milk and water in mixture of four containers are 5:3,2:1, 3:2 and 7:4 respectively. In which container is the quantity of milk, relative to water, minimum?
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Answer : 3. "Third"
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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64f84517be8effb95d655c90- 12/3false
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Answer : 2. "2/7"
Q: A container contains a mixture of two liquids, A and B, in the proportion 7 : 5. If 9 liters of the mixture is replaced by 9 liters of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 7 : 9. How much of liquid A was there in the container initially?
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64225509b34a0b67fc0b1657- 121 literstrue
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Answer : 1. "21 liters"
Q: 6 kg sugar costing Rs. 10/kg is mixed with 4 kg sugar costing Rs. 15/kg. What is the average cost of the mixture per kilogram?
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 12"
Q: A mixture of milk and water contains 75% milk. If 8 liters of the mixture is taken out and 7 liters of milk is added, the ratio of milk to water becomes 7 : 2. Find the volume of the initial mixture.
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6319bc324c69013ac89cf332- 162 litersfalse
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Answer : 2. "64 liters"
Q: Two equal glasses are filled with alcohol and water respectively. First glass is filled with (2/5) of alcohol and second glass is filled with (1/4) of alcohol. Then, the glasses are filled up with water and the resultant mixture is put into a big Jug. Find the ratio of alcohol and water in the jug.
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Answer : 1. "13 : 27"
Q: Wheat costing Rs. 30/kg, Rs. 35/kg and a third variety of wheat are mixed in the ratio of 3 ∶ 4 ∶ 2. If the mixture costs Rs. 34/kg, then what will be the cost (in Rs./kg) of the third variety of wheat?
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Answer : 4. "38"
Q: Two equal glasses filled with mixture of milk and water in the proportions of 2 : 1 and 1 : 1 respectively are emptied into a third glass. What is the proportion of milk and water in the third glass?
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