Alligation or Mixture problems
8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the water is 16 : 65. How much wine the cask hold originally?

32 litres
42 litres
18 litres
24 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A shopkeeper has 50 kgs of rice. He sells a part of it at 20% profit and the rest at 40% profit. If he gains 25% on the whole, find the quantity of each part.

21.5 kgs and 23.5 kgs
23.5 kgs and 21.5 kgs
37.5 kgs and 12.5 kgs
12.5 kgs and 37.5 kgs

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A sum of Rs.118 was divided among 50 boys and girls such that each boy received Rs.2.60 and each girl Rs.1.80. Find the number of boys and girls?

15 boys and 35 girls
35 boys and 15 girls
20 boys and 30 girls
30 boys and 20 girls

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Alligation or Mixture problems
The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol is?

6 ml
11 ml
15 ml
9 ml

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