In what ratio must a grocer mix sugar at 72 paise per kg with sugar at 48 paise per kg. So that by selling the mixture at 63 paise per kg he may gain 1 of his out-lay? 6 3 : 2 1 : 3 3 : 1 2 : 3 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A man buys milk at Rs. 5 a litre and mixes it with water. By selling the mixture at Rs. 4 a litre he gains 121/2 % on his outlay. How much water did each litre of the mixture contain? 32 litre 13 None of these 32 litre 45 13 litre 45 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A mixture contains spirit and water in the ratio of 3 : 2. If it contains 3 litres more spirit than water, the quantity of spirit in the mixture is 10 litres 12 litres 9 litres 8 litres TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In what ratio should tea costing Rs 300/kg be mixed with tea costing Rs 200/kg so that the cost of the mixture is Rs 225/kg? 1 : 3 1 : 4 4 : 1 3 : 1 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In what ratio must a merchant mix two varieties of oils worth Rs. 60/kg and Rs. 65/kg, so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20/kg, he may gain 10%? 4:3 3:2 2:3 3:4 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Three boxes of capacity 24 kg, 36 kg and 84 kg are completely filled with three varieties of wheat A, B and C respectively. All the three boxes were emptied and the three types of wheat were thoroughly mixed and the mixture was put back in the three boxes. How many kg of type A wheat would be there in the third box (in kg)? 16 10 14 12 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In a mixture of 240 lt. water is 20% and rest is Milk. What quantity of mixture should be taken out and replaced with water so that water becomes 40%? 50 lit 55 lit 45 lit 60 lit TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The average monthly salary of employees, consisting of officers and workers, of an organisation is Rs. 3000. The average salary of an officer is Rs. 10,000 while that of a worker is Rs. 2000 per month. If there are total 400 employees in the organisation, find the number of officers and workers separately. 300 , 100 50 , 350 310 , 90 250 , 150 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Tea worth of Rs. 135/kg and 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.1700 Rs. 180 Rs. 169.50 Rs. 175.50 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 respectively. In what ratio the liquids in both the vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel c consisting half milk and half water? 6:7 11:7 8:3 7:5 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?