Alligation or Mixture problems
In two types of brass, the ratios of Copper to Zinc are 8:3 and 15:7 respectively. If the two types of brass be melted and mixed in the ratio 5:2 a new type of brass is obtained. The ratio of Copper to Zinc in this new type of brass is

3:4
2:3
5:2
3:2

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A cask full of wine from which 8 litres are drawn and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of quantity of wine left in the cask to that of the water is 16: 81. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

32 litres
42 litres
18 litres
24 litres

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A shopkeeper buys 26 liter of milk @ Rs. 16 per liter. He also buys from another source an inferior quality of milk @ Rs. 10 per liter. How much quantity of the later should he buy to mix it with the former so that he can sell the mixture @ Rs. 14 per liter without making any loss?

12 liter
13 liter
14 liter
16 liter

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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?

9 ml
6 ml
15 ml
11 ml

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The ratio of petrol and kerosene in the container is 3:2 when 10 liters of the mixture is taken out and is replaced by the kerosene, the ratio become 2:3. Then total quantity of the mixture in the container is:

cannot be determined
45
30
25

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