Alligation or Mixture problems
Two casks of 48 and 42 liters are filled with mixture of wine and water13 : 7 and 18 : 17. If the contents of the two casks be mixed and 20 liters of water added to the whole what will be the proportion of wine to water in the result?

31 : 21
13 : 12
12 : 13
21 : 31

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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
3 kgs
7 kgs
5 kgs

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Alligation or Mixture problems
Two solution of 90% and 97% purity and mixed resulting in 21 liters of mixture of 94% purity. How much is the quantity of the first solution in the resulting mixture?

9 litres
6 litres
12 litres
15 litres

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Alligation or Mixture problems
From a cask of wine containing 25 litres, 5 litres are withdrawn and the cask is refilled with water. The process is repeated a second and then a third time. Find the quantity of wine left in the cask and also the ratio of wine to water in the resulting mixture.

61 : 64
46 : 16
64 : 61
16 : 46

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