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1. A vessel is filled with liquid, which is 3 => Water quantity = 10 – 7 = 3

parts water and 5 parts milk. How much of Hence the ratio of milk & water in vessel 3
the liquid should be drawn of and replaced is 7 : 3
by water to make it half water and half
milk? 3. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the
A) 1/8 ratio 3:2. If it contains 3 liters more alcohol
B) 1/5 than water, the quantity of alcohol in the
C) 2/3 mixture
D) 2/7 A) 6
E) None B) 8
C) 9
D) 5
View Answer E) None

Option B
Solution: View Answer
Suppose the vessel initially contains 8 litres
of liquid. Option C
Let x litres of this liquid be replaced with Solution:
water. If quantity of water as x and alcohol as
water in new mixture =(3-3x/8+x) x+3.
syrup in new mixture =(5-5x/8) (x+3)/x=3/2
Then (3-3x/8+x) = (5-5x/8) Water x=6 and alcohol = x+3 = 9 liters
5x + 24 = 40 – 5x
10x=16==>x=8/5
So part of mixture replaced is 8/5*1/8=1/5 4. Three types of Rice of Rs. 1.27, Rs. 1.29
and Rs. 1.32 per kg are mixed together to
be sold at Rs. 1.30 per kg. In what ratio
2. Milk and water are in a Can A as 4:1 and in should this rice be mixed?
Can B as 3:2. For Can C, if one takes equal A) 4:1:3
quantities from A and B, find the ratio of B) 2:3:1
milk to water in C. C) 1:1:2
A) 7:3 D) 1:2:1
B) 4:7 E) None
C) 3:5
D) 5:4
E) None View Answer
Option C
Solution:
View Answer
127………………………..132
Option A ………………130
Solution: 2…………………………….3
Ratio of only milk in vessel A = 4 : 5 Then
Ratio of only milk in vessel B = 3 : 5 129………………132
Let ‘x’ be the quantity of milk in vessel C ………….130
4/5………………….3/5 1…………………….2
……………x Hence final ratio is 2 : 2: 3+1 ==>1:1:2
3/5-x………………x – 4/5
(3/5-x)/(x-4/5)=1/1
X=7/10 5. A dishonest milkman professes to sell his
Therefore, quantity of milk in vessel C = 7 milk at cost price but he mixes it with water

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and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of percentage of gold is increased to 90?
water in the mixture is: A) 50gm
A) 35% B) 60gm
B) 15% C) 45gm
C) 25% D) 35gm
D) 20% E) None
E) None

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View Answer
Option A
Option D Solution:
Solution: Gold in alloy =50*80% =40gm
Let CP of 1 litre milk be Rs 1 Copper in alloy =50*20%=10gm
Then SP of 1 litre of mixture =Rs 1 Gain Now,
25% (40+x)/10=90/10
CP of 1 litre mixture =Rs (100/125*1)=4/5 X=50gm
Milk………………..Water
1………………………0
…………..4/5 8. A trader sells total 315 TV sets. He sells
4/5……………………1/5 black and white TV sets at a loss of 6% and
Ratio 4:1 color TV sets at a profit of 15% thus he
Hence %ge of water in the mixture gains 9% on the whole. What are the no. of
=(1/5*100)=20% black and white sets which he has sold?
A) 100
B) 105
6. A container contains 50 litres of milk. C) 90
From this container 5 litres of milk was D) 85
taken out and replaced by water. This E) None
process was repeated further two times.
How much milk is now contained by the
container? View Answer
A) 28.50
B) 36.45 Option C
C) 25.5 Solution:
D) 32.25 -6………………..+15
E) None …………..9
6………………………15
2……………………..5
View Answer 7 == 315
2 ? == 90
Option B => x=90
Solution:
Amount of milk left after 3 operations ={50 9. 9. 4 kg of a metal contains 1/5 copper and
(1-5/50)3} rest in Zinc. Another 5 kg of metal contains
=50 * 9/10 * 9/10 * 9/10 1/6 copper and rest in Zinc.The ratio of
=36.45 Copper and Zinc into the mixture of these
two metals:
A) 54:181
7. An alloy of gold and copper weights 50 g. B) 39:231
It contains 80% gold. How much gold C) 62:121
should be added to the alloy so that D) 49 : 221

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E) None mixture at Rs.300/ kg , he gains a profit of

25%.
A) 20 kg
View Answer B)26kg
C)33 kg
Option D D) 30kg
Solution: E) 18kg
Copper in 4 kg = 4/5 and Zinc in 4 kg =
4*4/5=16/5 View Answer
Copper in 5 kg = 5/6 and Zinc in 5 kg =
5*5/6=25/6 Option B
Therefore, Copper in mixture = 4/5 + Solution:
5/6=49/30 profit % = 25/100 = ¼
and Zinc in the mixture = 16/5 + CP = 4 and profit = 1
25/6=221/30 SP = 5
Therefore the required ratio = 49 : 221 Now , SP = 300
5———300
1———60
10. Rs. 69 were divided among 115 students so CP = 4 * 60 = R.240/kg
that each girl gets 50 paise less than a boy. Rice 1————— Rice 2
Thus each boy received twice the paise as 200——————–260
each girl received. The no. of girls in the ————–240
class is: 20———————40
A) 47 1:2
B) 23 52 kg of the second quantity .
C) 92 so Rice 1 : Rice 2 = 1*26 : 2 * 26= 26 : 52
D) 25 Hence , 26 kg of Rice 1 is added in the
E) None mixture.

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2. If the average weight of the whole class is
Option C 50 kg. And the average weight of boys in
Solution: the class is 30 kg and the average weight of
Here each girl receives 50 paise and each girls in the same class is 22 kg. What could
boy receives 100 paise and the average be the possible strength of boys and girls in
receiving of each student. the class respectively?
=6900/115=60paise A) 5 : 8
50…………………….100 B) 5 : 3
…………..60 C) 7 : 5
40……………………..10 D) 7 : 6
4:1 E) 9 : 5
5 == 115
4 ? == 92 View Answer
Option B
Solution:
1. A shopkeeper purchase two quantities of No. of boys : No. of girls
rice at the rate of Rs. 280/kg and Rs. 22 ————— 30
260/kg . In 52 kg of the second quantity, ———- 25
how much rice of the first quantity should 5 —————– 3
be mixed so that by selling the resulting 3:5
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Hence , the possible strength of the boys (3/7) —————- (5/11)

and girls in the whole class = 5 : 3 ————–(4/9)
(1/99)——————(1/63)
3. A woman travels 200 km in 5 hours in two Ratio = 7 : 11
parts. In the first part of the journey, she Required quantity of the second mixture to
travels by car at the speed of 50 km/hr . In make the third mixture
the second part of the journey , she travels = (11/18)*36 = 22 litres
by bus at the speed of 30 km/hr . How
much distance did she travel by bus? 5. A vessel which contains 100 litres of salt
A) 75 km and sugar solution in the ratio of 22 : 3 .
B) 55 km From the vessel 40 litres of mixture is
C)40 km taken out and 4.8 litres of pure salt solution
D) 95km and pure sugar solution , both are added to
E) 20 km the mixture . What is the percentage of the
quantity of sugar solution in the final
View Answer mixture less than the quantity of salt
solution?
Option A A) 72(1/4)%
Solution: B) 78(1/2)%
speed of car —————- speed of bus C) 70(1/5)%
50 ———————————- 30 D) 74(1/3)%
———————200/5 E) 79(1/6)%
10 ———————————– 10
=1:1 View Answer
Time taken by both the vehicles = 5/2 = 2.5
hrs. Option E
Therefore, distance travelled by bus =30 * Solution:
2.5 = 75 km 40 L is taken out remaining 60 L
salt solution = (22/25)*60 = 52.8 L
4. Somnath bought two different kinds of oil, sugar solution = (3/25)*60 = 7.2 L
one is soya oil and another is olive On adding salt and sugar solution
oil.There are two mixtures of these two oils salt solution = 52.8 + 4.8 = 57.6 L
. In the first mixture the ratio of the soya sugar solution = 7.2 + 4.8 = 12 L
and olive oil is in the ratio of 3 : 4 and in Require % = (57.6 – 12)/57.6 = 79(1/6)%
the second mixture the ratio of the soya
and olive oil is 5 : 6 . If he mixes these two 6. The average marks of the students in four
mixtures and makes a third mixture of 36 sections P, Q ,R and S together is 60% .
litres in which the ratio of the soya oil and The average marks of the students of P, Q,
olive oil is 4 : 5. Find the quantity of the R and S separartely are 45% , 50%, 72%
second mixture that is needed to make 36 and 80% respectively. If the average marks
litres of third type of mixture. of the students of P and Q together is 48%
A) 25 L and that of the students of Q and R is 60%.
B) 22 L What is the ratio of number of students in
C)34 L sections A and D ?
D) 18 L A) 7 : 5
E) 27 L B) 4 : 3
C) 2 : 1
View Answer D) 3 : 2
E) 5 : 3
Option B
Solution: View Answer
MixI —————– MixII

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Option B Let x be the initial quantity of the wine .

Solution: After 4 operations the quantity of wine left
A —————- D = [x{1-(8/x)^4}]L
45—————80 => [x{1-(8/x)}^4] = 16 / 81
——–60 =>{1 – (8/x)}^4 = 16/81
20———–15 => (x -8)/x = 2/3
4:3 => x = 24 L
Hence , the required ratio = 4 : 3
9. The price of the diesel is Rs. 70 per litre
7. A shopkeeper has two types of wheat . The and the price of the petrol is Rs. 40 per
percentage of first type of wheat is 80% litre. If the profit after selling the mixture at
and the percentage of second type of wheat Rs. 75 per litre be 25 %. Find the ratio of
is 60%. If he mixes 28kg of first type of the diesel and petrol in the mixture.
wheat to the 32 kg of second type of wheat A) 5 : 4
, then find the percentage of resultant wheat B) 4 : 3
in the mixture. C) 3 : 2
A) 66 D) 2 : 1
B) 60.15 E) 1 : 3
C)75.12
D) 69.33 View Answer
E) 58.05
Option D
View Answer Solution:
25% = ¼
Option D CP = 4, SP = 5
Solution: SP — 5 ===== 75
Type I ————- Type II 1 ====== 15
60———————–80 CP = 4 * 15 = 60
————-x Diesel ———— Petrol70 ——————-
32———————-28 40
8:7 ————-60
7 : 8 (reverse ratio) 20 ——————- 10
Now,(80-60)*7/(7+8) = 20 *(7/15) = 9.33 ratio = 2 : 1
Required % = 60+9.33 = 69.33
10. There are two factories, one in India and
8. From a container of wine , 8 litres of wine another in US. Mr. Anish purchased these
is drawn and replace the same quantity two factories for total 80 crores. Later on,
with water. This is performed three more he sold the Indian factory at the rate
times, now the ratio of the quantity of wine of 16% profit and the US factory at 32%
to that of water in the container becomes 16 profit, thereby he gained 20%. What is the
: 65. What is the initial quantity of wine in selling price of the factory?
the container? A) 84 cr.
A) 26 L B) 75 cr.
B) 28 L C)69.6 cr.
C) 24 L D) 68.5 cr.
D) 22 L E) 70 cr.
E) 20 L
View Answer
View Answer
Option C
Option C Solution:
Solution: Indian Factory ————– US factory

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16———————32 => x = 4/3

————-20 Required % = 4/(3*4)*100 = 33(1/3)%
12———————4
=3:1
The CP of Indian Factory = (80/4)*3 = 60 3. P and Q are two alloys of gold and copper
crores prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7 : 2
SP = 69.6 crores and 7 : 11 resp. If equal quantities of the
alloys are melted to form a third alloy R,
Find the ratio of gold and copper.
A) 6 : 7
1. A chemist has 10L of a solution that is 10% B) 7 : 5
nitric acid by volume. He wants to dilute C) 4 : 3
the solution to 4% strength by adding D) 5 : 6
water. How many litres of water must be E) 3 : 2
add?
A) 40L View Answer
B) 33 L
C) 25L Option B
D) 15 L Solution:
E) 20L In 1 kg of alloy P, Gold = 7/9
Copper = 2/9
View Answer In 1 kg of alloy Q, Gold = 7/18
Copper = 11/18
Option D Therefore, Ratio of Gold and Copper in
Solution: alloy R
Quantity of nitric acid = 10 *(1/10) = 1 L = 7/9 + 7/18 : 2/9 + 11/18
Water = 10 – 1 = 9 L = 21 : 15 = 7 : 5
Let x litre of water be added,
(10 + x ) * (4/100) = 1
=> x = 15 L 4. A container has 30 L of water. If 3 L of
water is replaced by 3 L of spirit and this
2. A bottle contains (3/4) of milk and the rest operation is repeated twice , what will be
water. How much of the mixture must be the quantity of water in the new mixture?
taken away and replaced by an equal A) 27.1 L
quantity of water so that the nixtude has B) 25.5 L
half milk and half water? C) 14.4 L
A) 42(1/4)% D) 24.3 L
B) 33(1/3)% E) 22 L
C)22(1/3)%
D) 18(1/2)% View Answer
E) 21(1/2)%
Option D
View Answer Solution:
Suppose a container contains x units of
Option B liquid from which y units are taken out and
Solution: replaced by water. After n operations, the
Ratio of milk : water = 3 : 1 quantity of pure liquid.
water = (1/4)*100 = 25 = x(1 – y/x)^n units
Let x L is taken out , then = Remaining water = 30(1 – 3/30)^2 = 24.3
qty. of milk left= (3 – 3x/4) L
water left = (1 – x/4) + x
Now , 3 – 3x/4 = (1 – x/4) + x

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5. Two barrels contain a mixture of ethanol View Answer

and gasoline. The content of the ethanol is
60% in the first barrel and 30% in the Option C
second barrel. In what ratio must the Solution:
mixtures from the first and the second Selling price of mixture = Rs. 20
barrels be taken to form a mixture Cost price of mixture = (100/125)*20 =
containing 50% ethanol? Rs.16
A) 2 : 1 Rule of mixture
B) 2 : 5 25————-0
C) 1 : 3 ——–16
D) 3 : 2 16————-9
E) 4 : 5 So, the required ratio = 16 : 9

View Answer 8. Three containers X, Y and Z are having

mixtures of milk and water in the ratio 1 : 5
Option A , 3 : 5 and 5 : 7 resp. If the capacities of the
Solution: containers are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 5, then find
Mixture I ————– Mixture II the ratio of the milk to the water, if the
Ethanol – (3/5)———Ethanol- (3/10) mixtures of all the three containers are
———————(1/2) mixed together.
(1/5)—————————(1/10) A) 44 : 119
=2:1 B) 24 : 111
C) 46 : 143
6. A solution of sugar syrup has 15% sugar. D) 53 : 115
Another solution has 5% sugar. How many E) 55 : 157
litres of the second solution must be added
to 20 L of the first solution to make a View Answer
solution of 20% sugar.
A) 60 L Option D
B) 45 L Solution:
C) 50 L Ratio of milk and water
D) 30 L = [(1/6)*5 + (3/8)*4 + (5/12)*5] : [(5/6)*5
E) 20 L + (5/8)*4 + (7/12)*5] = 53 : 115

View Answer 9. How many kg of sugar costing Rs. 5.75 per

kg should be mixed with 75 kg of cheaper
Option E sugar costing Rs. 4.50 per kg so that the
Solution: mixture is worth Rs. 5.50 per kg ?
Let x L of second solution must be added. A) 440 kg
Then, [15*20 + 5*x]/(20 + x) = 10 B) 300 kg
=> x = 20 L C) 112 kg
D) 225 kg
7. A person has a chemical of Rs. 25 per litre. E) 320 kg
In what ratio should water be mixed in that
chemical, so that after selling the mixture at View Answer
Rs. 20 per litre he may get a profit of
25%? Option B
A) 9 : 15 Solution:
B) 10 : 13 Sugar I —————- Sugar II
C) 16 : 9 5.75 ————————-4.50
D) 15 : 22 —————–5.50
E) 21 : 17 1——————————0.25

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ratio = 4 : 1 View Answer

The required qty. of sugar I = (75/1)*4 =
300 kg
Option B
10. One test tube contains some acid and Solution:
another test tube contains an equal quantity Loss at national books = 10% = 1/10
of water. To prepare a solution, 20 g of the SP -> 9 = 18
acid is poured into the second test tube. 1=2
Then, two-thirds of the so formed solution CP -> 10 = 20
is poured from the second test tube into the Gain at international books = 20 % = 1/5
first. If the fluid in the first test tube is four SP -> 6 = 30
times that in second, what quantity of water 1=5
was taken initially. CP ->5 = 25
A) 150 g CP = 4 *5.5 = 22
B) 120 g National
C) 90 g Books International Books
D) 100 g 20 25
E) 150 g
. 22
View Answer 5 2
Option D 2. One test tube contains some acid and
Solution: another test tube contains an equal quantity
Initially, let x g of water and Acid was of water .To prepare a solution , 20 g of the
taken. Initially 1st process acid is poured into the second test tube
First test tube = (x – 20) g .Then , two –third of the so- formed
Second test tube = (x + 20) g solution is poured from the second tube
2nd process into the first .If the fluid in the first test
First test tube = (x – 20) + (x + 20)*(2/3) tube is four times that in the second ,what
Second test tube = (x + 20)*(1/3) quantity of water was taken initially ?
Now, A) 90 g
(x -20) + (2/3)(x +20) = 4*(1/3)(x + 20) B) 70 g
=> x = 100 g C) 154 g
D) 100g
E) 180 g

1. A shopkeeper sells two types of books

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national books and international books .He
sells national books at Rs. 18 / book and
incurs at loss of 10% whereas on selling the Option D
international books at Rs. 30 / book ,he Solution:
gains 20 % .Find the ratio of the national Let x g of water was taken initially .
and international books such that he can 1st process
gain a profit of 25% by selling the First test tube (x- 20)
combined books at 27.5/ book ? second test tube (x +20)
A) 5:6 2nd process
B) 5:2 First test tube = [(x-20) +2/3 (x+20)]
C) 4:5 Second test tube = 1/3(x+20)
D) 2:3 Now ,
E) 4:7 (x -20 ) + 2/3(x+20) = 4* (1/3)(x+20)

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=> x = 100 g water

512 : 343
Taking cube roots on both the sides,
8 :7
3. Two brands of detergents are to be For 1 unit of beer -> 15 L
combined . Detergent A contains 40 % For 8 units of beer -> 120 L
bleach and 60 % soap . While detergent B
contains 25 % bleach and 75% soap . If 5. A tank which contains a mixture of syrup
the combined mixture is to be 35 % bleach and water in ratio 15:6. 25.5 litres of
.What % of the final mixture should be mixture is taken out from the tank and 2.5
detergent A? litres of pure water and 5 litres of syrup is
A) 30% added to the mixture. If resultant mixture
B) 45.64% contains 25% water, what was the initial
C) 20% quantity of mixture in the tank before the
D) 32.5% replacement in litres?
E) 66.67% A) 77.7
B) 70.78
C) 75.6
View Answer D) 80.5
E) 76
Option E
Solution: View Answer
A B
40 25
. 35 Option A
10 52 Solution:
: 1 Quantity of Syrup = 15x
Therefore , Quantity of water =6x
% of detergent in A = (2 /3) *100 = Total = 21x
Resultant Mixture = 21x – 25.5 + 2.5 + 5 =
21x – 18
4. A thief has stolen 15 L of beer from a Resultant water = 6x – 25.5 * (6/21) + 2.5
container and replaced with the same = 6x – 7.28
quantity of water .He again repeated this Resultant mixture contains 25% water
process 3 times .Thus the ratio of the beer (21x – 18)*25/100 = 6x – 7.28
become 343 :169 .Find the initial amount x = 3.7
of beer in the container . Initial quantity = 21*3.7 = 77.7
A) 90 L
B) 120 L
C) 140 L 6. Ram covered a distance of 200km in 10
D) 110 L hrs . The first part of his journey is covered
E) 80 L by auto ,then he hired a car .The speed of
the auto and car is 15 km/hr and 30 km /hr
resp. Find the ratio of distance covered by
View Answer auto and car .
A) 3 : 4
B) 2 : 1
Option B C) 1 : 1
Solution: The initial amount of beer in the D) 2: 3
container was =343 + 169 = 512 L E) None of these
Initial amt. of beer : After mixed with

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View Answer C) 17 : 43
D) 23 : 74
E) 18 : 52
Option C
Solution:
Speed of the Ram = 200 /10 = 20 View Answer
km/hrAuto Car
15km/hr 30km/hr. 20
Option C
10 : 5 Solution:
2 : 1 Quantity of zinc in the mixture = 2 (1/3) +
3 (1/4) = ( 2/3) + (3/4)
Now , =17/12
Ratio of distance covered : Quantity of copper in the metal = (3+2) –
Auto : Car (17/12) = 43/12
2 * 15 : 1 *30 Therefore , 17 / 12 : 43 /12 = 17 : 43
30 : 30
1 : 1
9. Vessels A and B contain mixtures of milk
and water in the ratios 4 : 5 and 5 : 1 resp
7. 9 L are drawn from a cask full of water .In what ratio should quantities of mixture
and it is then filled with milk , 9 L of be taken from A and B to form a mixture in
mixture are drawn and the cask is again which milk to water is in the ratio 5 : 4 ?
filled with milk .The quantity of water now A) 5 : 2
left in the cask to that of the milk in it is 16 B) 7 : 5
: 9 .How much does the cask hold ? C) 6 : 11
A) 30 L D) 8 : 5
B) 45 L E) 9 : 4
C) 35 L
D) 50 L
E) 42 L View Answer

View Answer Option A

Solution:
Quantity of milk in vessel A = 4 / (4+5) =
Option B 4/9
Solution: Quantity of milk in vessel B = 5/(5+1) =
16 – > water 5/6
25 – > milk Quantity of milk in resultant mixture = 5 /(
=> √(16/25) = 4/5 5+4) = 5/9
If 1 -> 9 A B
then 5 = 45 litres 4/9 5/6
. 5/9
5/18 1/9
8. If 2 kg metal , of which (1/3) is zinc and Required ratio= 5:2
the rest is copper , be mixed with 3 kg of
metal , of which (1/4) is zinc and the rest is 10. Two barrels conatin a mixture of ethanol
copper . What is the ratio of zinc to copper and gasoline is 60% in the first barrel and
in the mixture ? 30% in the second barrel .In what ratio
A) 11 : 43 must the mixtures from the first and the
B) 15 : 37 second barrels be taken to form a mixture

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containing 50% alcohol ? Option D

A) 3:4 Solution:
B) 5:8 . M:W
C) 1:2 BEFORE 2 : 1…………..(1)
D) 5:4 AFTER 1*2: 2*2
E) 2 :1 . 2 : 4………….(2)
multiply 2 in equation (2) to make milk
same……so…..1 =25
View Answer 4 = 100
100 – 25 = 75ltr
Option E 3. A container contained 60ltr milk. Out of
Solution: this 6ltr of milk was taken out and replaced
Mix. I Mix. II with water. This process was further
3/5 3/10 repeated two times. How much milk is now
. 1/2 in container?
1/5 1/10 A) 42.74
Required ratio = 2 : 1 B) 43.74
C) 44.74
D) 45.74
E) 41.74
1. A mixture of a certain quantity of milk with
15ltr of water is sold at 100 paisa per ltr. If View Answer
pure milk be worth Rs 1.15ltr, then how
much milk is there in the mixture? Option B
A) 80ltr Solution:
B) 90ltr . 6/60 = 1/10 = ( 1-1/10)T = (9/10)³*T
C) 100ltr 729/1000*60 = 43.74ltr
D) 110ltr
E) 120ltr 4. In an alloy zinc & copper are in the ratio of
1 :1. In the second alloy the same element
View Answer are in the ratio 3 : 5. If these two alloys be
mixed to form a new alloy in which two
Option C elements are in the ratio 2 : 3, find the ratio
Solution: of these two alloys in the new alloy?
115………………0 A) 2:3
. 100 B) 3:2
100……………..15 C) 1:4
20………………3 D) 4:1
3= 15, 20 = 100 E) 3:1
2. In a mixture of 75ltr the ratio of milk to View Answer
water is 2 : 1. The amount of water to be
further added to the mixture so as to make Option C
the ratio of milk to water 1 : 2 will be? Solution:
A) 45 . ½…………………..3/8
B) 60 . 2/5
C) 70 . 1/40…………………1/10
D) 75 . 1 : 4
E) 80
5. In a class of 20 students the average of their
View Answer marks is 59. If one student left the class

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then average become 60. Find the marks of are drawn off and the can is filled with Q,
that student? the proportion of P & Q becomes 3:7. How
A) 78 many ltr of liquid P was contained in the
B) 59 can initially?
C) 40 A) 15ltr
D) 30 B) 12ltr
E) 45 C) 16ltr
D) 20ltr
View Answer E) 25ltr
Option C View Answer
Solution:
Average increases by 1 when 1 leaves, so Option A
for 19 students:: Solution:
. 59 – 19 = 40 . P…………..Q
initial 3…………….5
6. If the sum of 5 consecutive odd number is after 3……………..7
265. Then the largest number would be? 7-5 = 2
A) 57 2 =8
B) 59 1 =4
C) 50 after (7+3) =10= 40ltr
D) 40 so initial = 3/3+5*40 = 15ltr
E) 30
9. 300 ltr of mixture contains 20% water in it
View Answer and rest is milk. The amount of milk that
must be added so that the resulting mixture
Option A contains 90% milk is?
Solution: A) 200ltr
. Average = 265/5 = 53 B) 300ltr
(average)53…..55……57…….ans is 57 C) 250ltr
7. In a bag there are three types of coins, D) 350ltr
1rupee, 50paisa, 25paisa in the ratio of E) 400ltr
5:10:16. The total value is Rs 700. The
View Answer
total number of coins is?
A) 1750 Option B
B) 1650 Solution:
C) 1550 . 20% of 300 = 60
D) 1450 now we have to make milk 90% then water
E) 1850 will become 10%
10% = 60
View Answer 100% = 600
Option C so 600 – 300 = 300ltr
Solution: 10. 8kg of tea consisting Rs240 per kg is mixed
. 5x : 10x : 16x with 9kg of tea costing Rs25o per kg. The
5x + 10x/2 + 16x/4 = 700 average price per kg of the mixed tea is ?
14x = 700 A) 245.29
x = 50 B) 246.29
(5x + 10x + 16x) = (5+10+16)*50 = 1550 C) 244.29
8. A can contain a mixture of two liquids P & D) 247.29
Q in proportion 3 :5. When 8ltr of mixture E) 248.29

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View Answer In this case we will let milk 100 and water
profit
Option A Milk : Water
Solution: 100 : 16(2/3)%
. 8*240 + 9*250/17 = 4170/17 6:1
= 245.29
3. There is 70ltr milk in a container. From this
7ltr of milk is taken out and added some
quantity of water. This process is repeated
1. The ratio of A & B in a mixture is 8:1, 15ltr two more times. Find the remaining milk in
of mixture is taken out and same amount of container?
B is added, now ratio become 4:3. Find the A) 45ltr
initial amount of A in the mixture B) 48.03ltr
(approx)? C) 50ltr
A) 24 D) 51.03ltr
B) 37 E) 56.22ltr
C) 34
D) 40
E) 28 View Answer
Option D
View Answer Solution:
7/70 =1/10, Remaining =9/10
Option B (9/10)T * Total = Milk
Solution: (9/10)³ * 70 = 51.03 ltr
initial …………A : B
. 8 : 1 →(1) 4. A man has to distribute Rs65 in a class of
Find 4 : 3 →(2) 50 students. He gives 1.5 rupee to boys and
Make value of A same, multiply by 2 in 1 rupee to girls each. Find how many girls
equation (2) are there in the class?
A:B A) 30
8:1 B) 20
8 : 6 (+5) C) 15
5 = 15 D) 25
1=3 E) 22
8+6=14 =42
So initial = 8/9 *42 = 37.33
View Answer
2. A shopkeeper sells his milk at cost price
but he add some water and earn 16(2/3)% Option B
profit. Find the ratio of milk and water? Solution:
A) 6:1 Mean price = 6500/50 = 130 paisa
B) 1:6 Boys………..Girls
C) 5:1 150………….100
D) 1:5 . 130
E) 5:6 30…………….20
3:2
2/ 5* 50 = 20
View Answer
5. In an alloy the ratio of copper and
Option A aluminum is 4:5 and in other alloy the ratio
Solution: of copper and aluminum is 6:7. In what

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ratio these alloy should be taken to make Option D

ratio of copper and aluminum is 5:6? Solution:
A) 5 : 11 30% of 400 =120
B) 11 : 5 Remaining =280, this will remain same in
C) 13 : 9 another solution but now it will become
D) 9 : 13 50%. So
E) 12 : 7 50% = 280
100% = 560
Difference = 560-400 = 160
View Answer
8. A mixture of certain quantity of milk with
Option D 15ltr of water is sold at 80paisa/ltr. If pure
Solution: milk be worth Rs1.10 per ltr. How much
C………………..A milk is there in the mixture?
4/9……………6/13 A) 50 ltr
. 5/11 B) 40 ltr
1/143………….1/99 C) 60 ltr
9 : 13 D) 70 ltr
E) 30 ltr
6. In a bag there are three types of coins,
1rupee, 50 paisa and 25paisa in the ratio of
5:10:24. There total value is Rs208. The View Answer
total number of coins is?
A) 507 Option B
B) 208 Solution:
C) 961 Milk……..Water
D) 744 110………….0
E) 602 . 80
80………….30
8:3
View Answer 3 = 15, so 8 = 40
Option A 9. A merchant borrowed Rs3500 from two
Solution: money lenders. For one loan he paid 14%
first make ratio according to rupee p.a and for other 18% p.a. the interest paid
5 : 10/2 : 24/4 for one year was Rs525. How much did he
5:5:6 borrow at 18%p.a?
16 =208 A) Rs875
1 =13 B) Rs625
(5+10+24) = 39 = 39*13 = 507 C) Rs750
D) Rs1000
7. 400gm of sugar solution has 30% sugar in E) Rs925
it. How much sugar should be added to
make it 50% in the solution (in gm)?
A) 120 View Answer
B) 60
C) 100 Option A
D) 160 Solution:
E) 180 525/3500 * 100 = 15%
14………….18
. 15
View Answer

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3……………..1 2. A man wants to gain 20% after selling milk

1/4 * 3500 = 875 at cost price. So in what ratio he has to add
water to earn this profit?
10. How many kg of salt at42 paisa per kg A) 5:1
must a man mix with 25kg of salt at 24 B) 1:4
paisa per kg, so that he may on selling the C) 1:5
mixture at 40 paisa per kg, gain 25% on the D) 4:1
outlay? E) 1:3
A) 15kg
B) 20kg
C) 25kg View Answer
D) 30kg
E) 18kg Option C
Solution:
Whenever product has to sale on cost price
View Answer to get profit. Then keep profit one side &
100 on the other side. To get ans.
Option B W:M
Solution: 20 : 100
25% =1/4 1:5
CP……….SP
4………….. 5 3. A shopkeeper has two types of article. The
4 = 32, 5 = 40 CP of 1st article is 20Rs/kg and other
42…………24 article is X Rs/kg. He has quantity of 1st
. 32 article is 10kg and other article is 20 kg. He
8…………..10 sold the mixture of these article at Rs 39/kg
4 : 5→*5= 25kg with a profit of 30%. Find the value of X?
So 4 * 5 = 20 A) 70Rs/kg
B) 35Rs/kg
C) 60Rs/kg
D) 30Rs/kg
1. After selling an article a man gains 25%. E) 40Rs/kg
Also he uses a false weight of 10%. Find
the total profit earn by him?
A) 37.5% View Answer
B) 35%
C) 37(8/9)% Option C
D) 38(8/9)% Solution:
E) 39% 30% profit = 30/100 = 3/10
CP = 10
SP = 10+3 = 13
View Answer 13 ===39
So 10 ===10*3 = 30
Option C 20…………….x
Solution: ……….30
in this case we keep 1000 in the middle, 10…………….20 [Given]
Add profit one side and minus weight on 1:2
the other side, to find net profit. So (30-20)/(x-30) = 2/1
. 1000 x = 35
(weight)900 1250(profit)
. 1250-900= 350 4. A sugar solution of 60kg has 20% sugar in
350/900 * 100= 38(8/9)% it. How much sugar must be added in this

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to make it half of the solution? View Answer

A) 18kg
B) 96kg Option D
C) 24kg Solution:
D) 36kg 4 ……………….10
E) 42kg .. 6.5
3.5……………..2.5
21= 3*7 …….. 5*3=15
View Answer
7. There are two types of jar. In the 1st jar the
Option D ratio of copper and aluminium is 1:2 and in
Solution: the 2nd Jar is 1: 4. In what ratio these two
20% of 60kg = 12 jar should be mix to make 3rd jar In which
Sugar = 12 the ratio of copper & aluminium become
Water= 48 1:3?
Now if we add only sugar then the value of A) 3:5
water will be constant and that will be 50% B) 5:3
of solution C) 2:5
So : 50% = 48 D) 5:2
100%= 96 new solution E) 2:3
Now 96-60= 36kg

5. A man has 80 pens. He sells some of these View Answer

at 15% profit and the rest at 10%loss.
Overall he gets a profit of 10%. Find how Option A
many pens were sold at 15% profit ? Solution:
A) 16 copper in 1st = 1/3
B) 64 Copper in 2nd = 1/5
C) 40 copper in 3rd = ¼
D) 72 1/3 1/5
E) None of these . 1/4
1/20 1/12
3:5
View Answer
8. A butler stole wine from a butt of sherry
Option B which contained 50% spirit and he replaced
Solution: it with wine which contains 20% spirit.
+15………………-10 Now the strength of butt remain only 30%.
………..+10 How much of the butt did he steal?
20 5 A) 1/3
4:1 B) 1/2
4/(4+1) * 80= 64 pens. C) 2/3
D) 1/4
6. How much tea at Rs4 a kg should be added E) None of these
to 15kg of tea at Rs10 a kg so that the
mixture be worth Rs6.50 a kg?
A) 15 View Answer
B) 35
C) 25 Option C
D) 21 Solution:
E) 18 50%………………20%
…..…..30%

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10…………….20
1:2
Both types of wine were in the ratio 1 : 2 1. A container contains 80 Litre milk. From
Butt with alcohol of 50% strengeth = 1/3 this container 8 Litre milk was taken out
So stole = 2/3 part and replaced with water. This process was
further repeated two times. How much milk
9. There are 65 students in a class. 39 rupees is now contained in the container?
were distributed among them so that each A) 58.32 L
boy gets 80 paisa and each girl gets 30 B) 57.32 L
paisa. Find the number of girls in the class? C) 59.32 L
A) 39 D) 56.32 L
B) 26 E) 55.32 L
C) 40
D) 30
E) 35 View Answer
Option A
View Answer Solution:
Remaining Quantity= x*(1-y/x)^n
Option B where x= quantity of initial liquid=80 here;
Solution: y= quantity of newly added liquid=8 here
The average money received by every n= number of times the process is
student = 3900/65 = 60paisa repeated= 3 here
Boy girl 80*(1-8/80)^3 = 58.32 L
80 30
… 60 2. A trader sold two articles in Rs 800. On
30 20 one he gained 33(1/3)% and on another he
3:2 gained 20%. In this whole transaction he
Girl = 2/5 *65 = 26 gained 25%. Find the cost price of the
second article (the one sold at 20% gain)
10. A container has 40 l of milk. From this, 4 l A) Rs 240
of milk is taken out and replaced with B) Rs 400
water. Now 4 l of mixture is taken out and C) Rs 300
replaced with water again. Find how much D) Rs 500
quantity of milk is remaining in the E) Rs 550
container?
A) 32.4 l
B) 32 l View Answer
C) 31.4 l
D) 31 l Option B
E) 30.4 l Solution:
At 25% profit and SP=800; CP=640
33(1/3) 20
View Answer . 25
5 25/3
Option A 3:5 (by alligation)
Solution: hence CP od second article=5/8*640=400
4/10 = 1/10 out so remaining = 9/10
The process is repeated 2 times, so multiply
it 2 times and multiply it with total quantity 3. A mixture of certain quantity of milk with
also 20 Litre of water is sold at 80 paise per
So (9/10)2 * 40 = 32.4 l litre. If pure milk be worth Rs 1.20 per

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litre. How much milk is present in the View Answer

mixture?
A) 20 L Option C
B) 25 L Solution:
C) 30 L 40% of 400= 160 gm
D) 40 L remaining=240. This remaining quantity
E) 35 L will remain constant as only sugar is to be
added. For sugar to be 50% , the quantity of
sugar should be equal to 240
View Answer hence more to be added=240-160=80
Option D 6. A dishonest milkman professes to sell his
Solution: By alligation milk at cost price, but he mixes it with
120 0 water and thereby gains 33(1/3)%. The
. 80 percentage of water in the mixture is?
80 40 A) 20%
=>2:1 B) 33 (1/3) %
1=20 L C) 25%
hence 2=40 L D) 30%
E) 35%
4. In an alloy, zinc and copper are in the ratio
1:3. In the second alloy the same elements
are in the ratio 2:3. If what proportion View Answer
should the two alloys be mixed so as to
form a new alloy in which zinc and copper Option C
are in the ratio 1:2. Solution:
A) 5:4 Ratio of water : milk can be found out as
B) 4:5 Water: Milk=33(1/3):100 =1:3
C) 5:6 hence water = 1/(1+4)*100=25%
D) 6:5
E) 2:3 7. A person has a chemical of Rs 15 per litre.
In what ratio should water be mixed in that
chemical so that after selling the mixture at
View Answer Rs 12/litre he may get a profit of 20%.
A) 1:2
Option B B) 2:1
Solution: C) 1:3
1/4 2/5 D) 3:1
. 1/3 E) 3:2
1/15 1/12
=>4:5
View Answer
5. 400 grams of sugar solution has 40% sugar
in it. How much sugar should be added to Option B
make it 50% in the solution? Solution: With 20% profit, and SP=12,
A) 60 gm CP=10
B) 70 gm By alligation,
C) 80 gm 15 0
D) 90 gm 10
E) 160 gm 10 5
=>2:1

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8. If 2 kg of metal, of which 1/3 is zinc and E) 1/2

the rest is copper be mixed with 3 kg of
metal of which ¼ is zinc and the rest is
copper, What is the ratio of zinc to copper View Answer
in the mixture?
A) 2:3 Option B
B) 3:2 Solution:
C) 43:17 35% 20%
D) 17:43 25%
E) 15:17 5 10
=>1:2
The butt with alcohol of 35%=1/3 means
View Answer butler stole 1-1/3=2/3 part

Option D
Solution:
Zinc=2*1/3 + 3*1/4=17/12 1. A container contains some amount of milk.
Copper=5-17/12=43/12 A milkman adds 200 ml of water for each
hence Z:C=17:43 one litre of milk in the container. 6 litres of
the mixture is sold from the container and
9. A man has 90 pens. He sells some of these 10 litres of milk is added to the remaining
at a profit of 15% and the rest at 9% profit. mixture. If now the ratio of milk to water in
On the whole transaction he gets a profit of container is 25 : 3, find the initial quantity
11%. How many pens did he sell at 9% of milk in the container.
profit? A) 26 l
A) 60 B) 29 l
B) 50 C) 30 l
C) 40 D) 20 l
D) 70 E) None of these
E) 30

View Answer
View Answer
Option D
Option A Solution:
Solution: Let initial quantity of milk = 10x litres, For
15 9 each 1 litre, 200 ml of water is added, so
. 11 after adding water, quantity of mixture
2 4 become = 12x litres
=> 1 : 2 Now 6 l of mixture is sold, and 10 l of milk
hence pen at 9% profit= 2/3*90=60 is added
So remaining quantity is (12x – 6 +10) =
10. A butler stole wine from a butt of sherry (12x + 4)
which contained 35% spirit and he replaced In this final quantity, milk = 10x –
what he had stolen by wine containing only (10x/12x * 6) + 10 = (10x + 5)
20% spirit. The butt was then 25% strong So (10x+5)/(12x +4) = 25/(25+3)
only. How much of the butt did he steal? Solve, x = 2
A) 1/3 So initial quantity of milk = 10x = 20 litres
B) 2/3
C) 3/4 2. A container contains 64 litres of pure milk.
D) 1/4 One-fourth of the milk is replaced by
water. Again the operation is performed,

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and one-fourth of mixture is replaced by milk and B contains 22% milk. Some part
water. Find the final ratio of milk to water of mixture in container A is replaced by
in the container. equal quantity of mixture from container B.
A) 11 : 8 How much quantity of the mixture was
B) 10 : 7 replaced if final mixture contains 32%
C) 9 : 7 milk?
D) 10 : 9 A) 3/7
E) 12 : 7 B) 2/5
C) 7/10
D) 4/7
View Answer E) 5/9
Option C
Solution: View Answer
After 2 operations, final quantity of milk =
64 (1 – 1/4)2 = 36 litres Option E
So quantity of water is 64 – 36 = 28 l Solution:
So ratio is 36 : 28 = 9 : 7 By the method allegation:
Reaming……………….Replaced
22………………………….…..40
3. In what ratio do the three varieties of rice …………….…..32
costing Rs 6, Rs 8 and Rs 9 per 100 grams 8……………………..………..10
should be mixed in order to obtain a So ratio is 8 : 10 = 4 : 5
mixture costing Rs 84 per kg? So replaced part is 5/(4+5) = 5/9
A) 2 : 3 : 4
B) 1 : 3 : 6 5. A container filled of milk-water mixture
C) 1 : 2 : 5 contains 75% milk. 5 litres of this mixture
D) 3 : 4 : 2 is replaced by water. Next, 10 l of the
E) None of these mixture is replaced by water. If the final
percentage of milk in the container is 54%,
find the initial quantity of mixture in the
View Answer container.
A) 50 l
Option B B) 40 l
Explanation: C) 60 l
Rs 6, Rs 8 and Rs 9 per 100 grams means D) 70 l
Rs Rs 60, Rs 80 and Rs 90 per kg E) 55 l
84 is middle number between 80 and 90
So take ratios as:
60…………………..90 View Answer
……………84
6…………………..24 Option A
Ratio is 6 : 24 = 1: 4 Solution:
AND Let initial quantity of mixture = x l
80…………………..90 initial quantity of milk = 0.75x l
……………84 So 0.75x (1 – 5/x) (1 – 10/x) = 0.54 x
6…………………..4 Solve, (x-5)(x-10) = 18x2/25
Ratio is 6 : 4 = 3: 2 Use options to check the answer.
So final ratio is 1 : 3 : (4+2) = 1: 3: 6

4. Two containers A and B contain mixture of 6. How much milk (in litres) costing Rs 60
milk and water such that A contains 40% per litres should be mixed with 35 litres of

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milk costing Rs 84 per litres so that there is such that the ratio of A to B in them is 2 :
a profit of 50% on selling the mixture at Rs 3, 1 : 4 and 3 : 7 respectively. If all the
111 per litres? three containers are emptied in a single
A) 25 l container, what will be the ratio of A to B
B) 32 l in the final mixture?
C) 17 l A) 13 : 58
D) 36 l B) 11 : 54
E) 46 l C) 22: 13
D) 17 : 43
E) None of these
View Answer
Option A View Answer
Solution:
CP of mixture = 100/150 * 111 = Rs 74 Option D
Let x l of milk to be mixed. So by method Solution:
of allegation: 2+3 = 5, 1+4 = 5, 3+ 7 = 10
(x)……………..…..(35) LCM pf 5, 5, 10 = 10
60…………………..84 Capacities are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 1
………….74 Suppose the capacities are 20, 30 and 10
10……………………..14 So A in final mixture is 2/5 * 20 + 1/5 * 30
So ratio is 10 : 14 = 5 : 7 + 3/10 * 10 = 17
So x/35 = 5/7 And B in final mixture is (20+30+10) – 17
x = 25 l = 43
So final ratio = 17 : 43
7. A container whose capacity is 60 l contains
milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2. How much 9. 12 litres of water is drawn out from a
quantity of the mixture should be replaced container full of water and replaced by
with pure milk so that in the final mixture, milk. Again 12 litres of mixture are drawn
ratio of milk to water is 7 : 3? and the container is again filled with milk.
A) 22 l The ratio of final quantity of water to milk
B) 20 l in the container is 11 : 25. How much did
C) 15 l the container hold?
D) 17 l A) 60 litres
E) 14 l B) 65 litres
C) 72 litres
D) 39 litrers
View Answer E) None of these
Option C
Solution: View Answer
In 60 l of mixture, milk = 3/5 * 60 = 36 l,
so water = 24 l Option C
Let x litres of mixture is replaced Solution:
So Let x litres is total capacity of container
Remaining Milk after replacement is = 36 – Using formula, amount of water left = x [1
(3/5)*x + x = 36 + 2x/5 – 12/x]²
So (36 + 2x/5)/60 = 7/10 [1 – 12/x]²/x = 25/(25+11)
Solve, x = 15 l Solving we get, x = 72 l

8. 3 containers having capacities in the ratio 2 10. There are two mixtures such that they
: 3 : 1 contain mixture of liquids A and B contain 75% milk and 80% milk

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respectively. Some amount from first milk and the same operation is repeated one
mixture is mixed with twice the same more time. Find the final ratio of milk to
amount of second mixture. Find the water in the mixture.
percentage of milk in the resultant mixture? A) 12 : 7
A) 90.2% B) 9 : 4
B) 75.9% C) 13 : 2
C) 84.5% D) 15 : 7
D) 76.3% E) 11 : 5
E) 78.3%
View Answer

View Answer Option C

Solution:
Option E In 30 l of mixture, milk = 7/10 * 30 = 21l,
Solution: so water = 9 l
Let x from first mixture, then 2x form let x = amount of water after replacement
second and y = amount of water before
So milk from first = (75/100)*x, milk from replacement, so y = 9
second = (80/100)*2x Now
So milk in resultant mixture is (75x/100) + x/y = [1 – 10/30]2
(160x/100) = 2.35x Solve, x = 4 l
Total mixture in third is x+2x = 3x Now since mixture is 30 l only after
So % of milk is (2.35x/3x)*100 replacement also. So milk in mixture after
replacement = 30 – 4 = 26 l
So final ratio = 26 : 4 = 13 : 2
1. A 56 litre mixture contains milk and water 3. How much milk (in litres) costing Rs 50
in the ratio of 5 : 2 . How much water per litres should be mixed with 18 litres of
should be added to the mixture so as make milk costing Rs 56 per litres so that there is
the resultant mixture containing 40% water a profit of 25% on selling the mixture at Rs
in it? 65 per litres?
A) 35/6 l A) 25 l
B) 40/3 l B) 32 l
C) 29/3 l C) 17 l
D) 27/2 l D) 36 l
E) 32/3 l E) 46 l

View Answer View Answer

Option E Option D
Solution: Solution:
In 56 l, milk = 5/(5+2) * 56 = 40 l, so water CP of mixture = 100/125 * 65 = Rs 52
= 56 – 40 = 16 l Let x l of milk to be mixed. So by method
Final ratio of milk to water will be = 60 : of allegation:
40 = 3 : 2 (x)……………..…..(18)
Let x litres of water to be added. So 50…………………..56
40/(16+x) = 3/2 ………….52
Solve, x = 32/3 l 4……………………..2
So x/18 = 4/2
2. A mixture of 30 litres contains milk and x = 36 l
water in the ratio 7 : 3. 10 litres of the
mixture is taken out and replaced with pure

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4. A 24 litres of milk and water mixture A) 700 kg

contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 5. B) 1300 kg
What litres of the mixture should be taken C) 1400 kg
out and replaced with pure milk so that the D) 1000 kg
final mixture contains milk and water in E) 1100 kg
equal proportions?
A) 22/3 l View Answer
B) 20/3 l
C) 3 l Option C
D) 32/5 l Solution:
E) 24/5 l By method of Alligation:
10………………..16
View Answer …………14
(16-14)…………..(14-10)
Option E 2……………….4
Solution: So 2 : 4 = 1 : 2
In 24 l of mixture, milk = 3/8 * 24 = 9 l, so so part at 16% profit = 2/(1+2) * 2100 =
water = 15 l 1400 kg
Now since the mixture is to be replaced
with pure milk, the amount of mixture will 7. Container A and B contains water and
remain same after replacement too. alcohol in the ratio 1 : 3 and 3 : 2
In 24 l mixture, to have 12 l water and 12 l respectively. How much amount of mixture
milk, 3 l of water should be taken out, since from container A should be mixed with 30 l
we are only adding milk. of mixture from container B, so that the
Let x l of mixture taken out. So 5/8 * x = 3, resultant mixture contains water and
Solve, x = 24/5 l alcohol in the ratio 11 : 12?
A) 26 l
5. 25 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine B) 16 l
and is then filled with water. This operation C) 22 l
is performed one more time. The ratio of D) 15 l
the quantity of wine now left in cask to that E) None of these
of the water is 36 : 85. How much wine the
cask hold originally? View Answer
A) 66 l
B) 85 l Option B
C) 59 l Solution:
D) 55 l Water in A = 1/4. Water in B = 3/5 . And in
E) 46 l resultant =11/23
So by allegation method:
View Answer (x)…………….(30)
1/4………………..3/5
Option D ………..11/23
Solution: 14/(23*5)…………..21/(23*4)
Let x l wine was there originally. So Take ratio: 14/23*5 : 21/23*4
36/(36+85) = (1 – 25/x)2 Gives 8 : 15
Solve, x = 55 l So x/30 = 8/15
Solve, x = 16 l
6. Out of 2100 kg wheat, some part is sold
making 10% profit while the remaining 8. The rice sold by a shopkeeper contains
part is sold making 16% profit. If there is 15% low quality rice. What quantity of
an overall profit of 14%, what quantity was good quality rice should be added to 70 kg
sold at 16% profit? of rice so that percentage of low quality

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wheat becomes 7%? mixture has ratio of A to B as 11 : 6. Find

A) 50 kg the total original quantity of mixture.
B) 40 kg A) 80 litres
C) 90 kg B) 96 litres
D) 60 kg C) 98 litres
E) 80 kg D) 84 litres
E) 92 litres
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Option E
Solution: Option B
In good quality rice, there is 0% low Solution:
quality rice A = 5x, B = 3x
So method of allegation: 16 l taken out, so let total mixture now = 5x
(70 kg)……………………(x kg) + 3x + 16 = 8x + 16
15% …………………………0% Now 5 l of A poured in and then ratio
…………………..7% becomes 11 : 6
7……………………………..8 So (5x+5)/3x = 11/6
So 7 : 8 Solve, x = 10
Gives 70/x = 7/8 So total mixture originally = 8x + 16 =
Solve, x = 80 kg 8*10 + 16 = 96 litres
9. Container A and B contains 25% and 50%
water respectively. The rest is milk in both
the containers. How much amount should
be mixed from container A to some amount
in to some amount of container B so as to
get 12 litres of new mixture having water to
milk ratio 3 : 5?
A) 6 l
B) 8 l
C) 10 l
D) 7 l
E) 5 l

View Answer
Option A
Solution:
In resultant mixture, water is 3/8 * 100 =
75/2%
So by method of allegation:
25%……………………………50%
………………..75/2%
25/2%……………………….25/2%
so ratio is 25/2 : 25/2 = 1 : 1
And the total should be 12 l, so 6 l of
mixture from A, and 6 l from B.

10. A mixture contains A and B in the ratio of

5 : 3. 16 litres of this mixture is taken out
and 5 litres of A is poured in. the new

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