Alligation or Mixture problems
Shiva purchased 280 kg of Rice at the rate of 15.60/kg and mixed it with 120 kg of rice purchased at the rate of 14.40/kg. He wants to earn a profit of Rs. 10.45 per kg by selling it. What should be the selling price of the mix per kg?

Rs. 26.94
Rs. 27.54
Rs. 22.18
Rs. 25.69

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Find the quantity of rice @ Rs. 10 per kg. which should be mixed with 25 kgs of rice @ Rs. 8 per kg, so that on selling the mixture @ Rs. 15 per kg there is 80% profit.

6 kgs
7 kgs
5 kgs
3 kgs

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Alligation or Mixture problems
8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of water is 16 : 65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

42 litres
24 litres
32 litres
18 litres

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A person has Rs. 5000. He invests a part of it at 3% per annum and the remainder at 8% per annum simple interest. His total income in 3 years is Rs. 750. Find the sum invested at different rates of interest.

Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2500
Rs. 2750 and Rs. 2250
Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000
Rs. 2000 and Rs. 3000

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