ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE PROBLEMS QUIZ

The concentration of glucose in three different mixtures (glucose and alcohol) is 12,35 and 45 respectively. If 2 litres, 3 litres and 1 litre are taken from these three different vessels and mixed. What is the ratio of glucose and alcohol in the new mixture?

3:4

2:3

3:2

4:3

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Tea worth of Rs. 135/kg & Rs. 126/kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1: 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be____?

Rs. 169.50

Rs. 175.50

Rs.1700

Rs. 180

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Currants at Rs. 50 per kg are mixed with currants at Rs. 90 per kg to make a mixture of 17 kg worth Rs. 70 per kg. How many kilograms of each are taken?

None of these

7 kg, 10 kg

8 1 kg of each 2

8 kg, 9 kg

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In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in 60 gm of mixture 15 gm water was added, what would be the percentage of water? (Weight in gm)

75%

80%

70%

62%

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

1:6

1:8

1:7

1:5

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The milk and water in two vessels are in the ratio of 3 : 1 and 7 : 11 respectively. In what ratio should the liquid in both the vessels be mixed to obtaina new mixture containing half milk and half water?

1 : 1

4 : 9

4 : 7

5 : 7

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Two bottles contain acid and water in the ratio 2 : 3 and 1 : 2 respectively. These are mixed in the ratio 1 : 3. What is the ratio of acid and water in the new mixture ?

11:57

7:13

23:37

1:3

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Three bottles of equal capacity have mixture of milk and water in ratio 5 : 7, 7 : 9 and 2 : 1 respectively. These three bottles are emptied into a large bottle. What is the percentage of milk in the new mixture?

50.7

49.6

51.2

52.3

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A tin a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 4 : 1. If 45 litres of the mixture is replaced by 45 litres of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 2 : 5. How much of the liquid B was there in the tin? What quantity does the tin hold?

62 l

58 l

50 l

65 l

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A piece of an alloy of two metals (A and B) weighs 15 gms and costs Rs. 150. If the weights of the two metals be interchanged, the new alloy would be worth Rs. 120. If the price of metal A is Rs. 6 per gm, find the weight of the other metal in the original piece of alloy.

10 gms

5 gms

12 gms

8 gms

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