A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts 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 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A container of 90 liters with two liquids A and B, 60% of liquid A and 30% of liquid B are taken out of the vessel. This leaves the container 40% empty. Find the initial quantity of both liquids. 54 litres 50 litres 60 litres 57 litres TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In what proportion must tea at Rs. 62 per kg be mixed with tea at Rs. 72 per kg in order to obtain the mixture worth Rs. 65 per kg? 7: 3 2: 3 4: 7 4: 6 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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? 49.6 51.2 50.7 52.3 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The ratio of milk and water in three samples is 1 : 3, 3 : 5 and 11 : 5. A mixture containing equal quantities of all three samples is made. What will be the ratio of milk and water in the new mixture? 15 : 13 5 : 7 7 : 9 9 : 11 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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? 14 liter 12 liter 13 liter 16 liter TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5? 6 litres, 6 litres 4 litres, 8 litres 5 litres, 7 litres 7 litres, 5 litres TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
There are two mixtures of honey and water in which the ratio of honey and water are as 1:3 and 3:1 respectively. Two litres are drawn from first mixture and 3 litres from second mixture, are mixed to form another mixture. What is the ratio of honey and water in it? 103:72 None 111:108 11:9 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%? 3:2 4:3 3:4 2:3 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In what ratio should two varieties of tea at Rs. 60 per kg and Rs.120 per kg be mixed together so that by selling the mixture at Rs.96 per kg, a profit of Rs.20% is obtained? 1:2 1:3 1:4 2:1 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?