In what proportion water must be added to spirit to gain 20% by selling it at the cost price?

Alligation or Mixture problems
In what proportion water must be added to spirit to gain 20% by selling it at the cost price?

1:8

1:6

1:5

1:7

1:8

1:6

1:5

1:7

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From a container of wine, a thief has stolen 15 litres of wine and replaced it with same quantity of water. He again repeated the same process. Thus, in three attempts the ratio of wine and water became 343 : 169. The initial amount of wine in the container was:

100 litres

150 litres

75 litres

120 litres

100 litres

150 litres

75 litres

120 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts of syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?

1/5

1/4

1/7

1/3

1/5

1/4

1/7

1/3

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A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn 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?

21

10

25

20

21

10

25

20

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Alligation or Mixture problems
If a dairy mixes cow's milk which contains 10% fat with buffalo's milk which contains 20% fat, then the resulting mixture has fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio was the cow's milk mixed with buffalo's milk?

2 : 1

1 : 5

2 : 5

2 : 3

2 : 1

1 : 5

2 : 5

2 : 3

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Rs. 675 was divided among 75 boys and girls. Each boy gets Rs. 20 whereas a girl gets Rs. 5. Find the number of boys and girls.

30 , 45

15 , 60

25 , 50

20 , 55

30 , 45

15 , 60

25 , 50

20 , 55

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Alligation or Mixture problems

Alligation or Mixture problems In what proportion water must be added to spirit to gain 20% by selling it at the cost price?

Alligation or Mixture problems From a container of wine, a thief has stolen 15 litres of wine and replaced it with same quantity of water. He again repeated the same process. Thus, in three attempts the ratio of wine and water became 343 : 169. The initial amount of wine in the container was:

Alligation or Mixture problems A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts of syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?

Alligation or Mixture problems A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn 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?

Alligation or Mixture problems If a dairy mixes cow's milk which contains 10% fat with buffalo's milk which contains 20% fat, then the resulting mixture has fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio was the cow's milk mixed with buffalo's milk?

Alligation or Mixture problems Rs. 675 was divided among 75 boys and girls. Each boy gets Rs. 20 whereas a girl gets Rs. 5. Find the number of boys and girls.

Alligation or Mixture problems
In what proportion water must be added to spirit to gain 20% by selling it at the cost price?

Alligation or Mixture problems
From a container of wine, a thief has stolen 15 litres of wine and replaced it with same quantity of water. He again repeated the same process. Thus, in three attempts the ratio of wine and water became 343 : 169. The initial amount of wine in the container was:

Alligation or Mixture problems
A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts of syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?

Alligation or Mixture problems
A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn 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?

Alligation or Mixture problems
If a dairy mixes cow's milk which contains 10% fat with buffalo's milk which contains 20% fat, then the resulting mixture has fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio was the cow's milk mixed with buffalo's milk?

Alligation or Mixture problems
Rs. 675 was divided among 75 boys and girls. Each boy gets Rs. 20 whereas a girl gets Rs. 5. Find the number of boys and girls.