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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION6
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Q6.
Fromacaskofmilkcontaining30litres,6litresaredrawnoutandthecaskisfilledup
withwater.
Ifthesameprocessisrepeatedasecond,thenathirdtime,whatwillbethenumberof
litresofmilkleftinthecask?
A.
5.12litres
B.
12litres
C.
14.38litres
D.
15.36litres
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Solution:
Option(D)iscorrect
Theproblemcanbesolvedbytraditionalmethodbutitisacumbersomeprocesstodothat.
Theproblemissimpleifitssolutionissimpler.Hence,wewillgoforasimplersolutionfor
thiskindofproblem.
ThereisashortcutmethodtofindtheQuantityofmilkleftafternth operation
Itisgivenby(
x y
)
ofthewholequantity,wherex istheinitialquantityofmilkinthe
caskyisthequantityofmilkwithdrawnineachprocessandnisthenumberofprocesses.
Hencefromtheaboveruleitcanbesaythat,
Quantityofmilkleftafterthe3rdoperation=
30 6
30 (
30
= 15.36
litres.
Edit:Toknowmoreabouttheformulausedinthesolution,checktheintroductionsection
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Mixture/intro#ReplacementofPartofSolutionFormula).
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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION7
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Q7.
Azookeepercountedtheheadsoftheanimalsinazooandfoundittobe80.When
hecountedthelegsoftheanimalshefoundittobe260.
Ifthezoohadeitherpigeonsorhorses,howmanyhorseswerethereinthezoo?
A.
30
B.
40
C.
50
D.
60
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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION8
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Q8.
Privacy
Howmanylitresofa12litremixturecontainingmilkandwaterintheratioof2:3be
replacedwithpuremilksothattheresultantmixturecontainsmilkandwaterinequal
proportion?
A.
1.0litres
B.
1.5litres
C.
2.0litres
D.
4.0litres
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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION9
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Q9.
AmerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingRs.20/kg,Rs.24/kgandRs.30/kgand
sellsthemixtureataprofitof20%atRs.30/kg.
Howmanykgsofthesecondvarietywillbeinthemixtureif2kgsofthethirdvarietyis
thereinthemixture?
A.
1kg
B.
3kgs
C.
5kgs
D.
6kgs
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Solution:
Option(C)iscorrect
IfthesellingpriceofthemixtureisRs.30/kgandthemerchantmakesaprofitof20%,then
thecostpriceofthemixture=
30
=Rs.25/kg.
1.2
Weneedtofindouttheratioinwhichthethreevarietiesaremixedtoobtainamixture
costingRs.25/kg.
LetvarietyA costRs.20/kg,varietyB costRs.24/kgandvarietyC costRs.30/kg.
ThemeandesiredpricefallsbetweenB andC .
Step1:
FindouttheratioQa : Qc usingalligationrule.
Qa
30 25
=
Qc
1
=
25 20
Bewarnedifwedonotsimplifytheratioandletifremain
Qa
5
=
Qc
,itchangesthefinal
answer,whichwillbetheCORRECTansweraswell.Seeattheendofthisanswerformore
details.
Step2:
FindouttheratioQb : Qc usingalligationrule.
Qb
30 25
= (
Qc
5
) =
25 24
Step3:
Qc isfoundbyaddingthevalueofQc instep1andstep2=
1 + 1 = 2
Manypeople(RahulKumar(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthree
varietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment1642),Maksud
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecosting
rs20kgrs24kg#comment3827),Dheeraj(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/a
merchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment
2177),Pragya(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesof
ricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment3658))arearguingoverthisstepasforwhyQc
isbeingadded,finddetailsforthesameattheendofthesolution.
Therefore,therequiredratio=
1 : 5 : 2
Ifthereare2kgsofthethirdvarietyinthemixture,thentherewillbe5kgsofthesecond
varietyinthemixture.
Note:
Whenappearinginactualexamproblemsofthiskindaretobeskipped,atleastinthefirst
go.
Ifyouwereabletosolveadecentnumberofotherproblems,thenyoushouldlookatthis
problem.Moreover,suchtyeofquestionsmayhaveMORETHANONESOLUTIONwhich
maynotmatchthegivenanswerchoiceswiththecorrectalternateanswerofyours.Foran
alternate(andCORRECT)answercheckSundararajC
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecosting
rs20kgrs24kg#comment2691)'scomment.
Edit1:ThankyouVINAY(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthree
varietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment1639)andbimal
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingrs20kg
rs24kg#comment1562)formentioningtheanomaly,changedtheoptionfromchoiceB to
choiceC
Edit2:AspointedbySundararajC(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixes
threevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment2691),1.6666kgof2nd
varietyisASLOacorrectanswer(checkouthow(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/a
merchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment2692))butsince
itisnotgivenintheanswerchoiceswehavesettledwith5Kgs.
Edit3:ManypeoplearearguingovertheadditionofQc instep3.
Fromstep1,wehave,
Qa
Qc
1
=
1
Saywehave,1kgofbothQa &Qc .
Fromstep2,wehave,
Q
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Qb
5
=
Qc
Saywehave,5kgsofQb and1kgofQc .
Nowifwemixboththesemixtures,wehavefollowingquantitiesintheFINALmixture.
Qa = 1kg
frommixture1only
Qb = 5kg
frommixture2only
Qc = 1kg
frommixture1AND1kgfrommixture2
Thus,Qc
= (1 + 1) = 22kgs
Thus,FinalratioofQa
: Qb : Qc = 1:5:2
andNOT1
assomepeoplearesaying.
: 5 : 1
Hopethishelps.
Edit4:Foranalternativesolution(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixes
threevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment3799),checkcommentbyMohit
Mehta.
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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION10
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Q10.
InwhatratiomustapersonmixthreekindsofteacostingRs.60/kg,Rs.75/kg
andRs.100/kgsothattheresultantmixturewhensoldatRs.96/kgyieldsaprofitof
20%?
A.
1:2:4
B.
3:7:6
C.
1:4:2
D.
Noneofthese
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Solution:
Option(C)iscorrect
Theresultantmixtureissoldataprofitof20%atRs.96/kg
i.e.1.2(cost)=Rs.96Cost=
96
=
Rs.80/kg.
1.2
LetthethreevarietiesbeA,B,andCcostingRs.60,Rs.75andRs.100respectively.
ThemeanpricefallsbetweenBandC.
Hencethefollowingmethodshouldbeusedtofindtheratioinwhichtheyshouldbemixed.
Step1:
FindouttheratioofQa : Qc usingalligationrule:
Qa
100 80
=
1
=
Qc
80 60
Step2:
FindouttheratioofQb
Qb
100 80
=
Qc
: Qc
usingalligationrule:
4
=
80 75
Step3:
Qc ,theresultantratioofvarietyc canbefoundbyaddingthevalueofQc instep1and
step2 = 1 + 1 = 2 .
However,inCATifyoutryandsolvetheproblemusingtheabovemethod,youwillendup
spendingmorethan2,andmaybe3minutesonthisproblem,whichisacriminal
mismanagementoftime.
ThebestwaytosolveaproblemofthiskindinCATistogofromtheanswerchoicesas
shownbelow
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TheresultantratioQa : Qb : Qc :: 1 : 4 : 2
1kgofvarietyAatRs.60ismixedwith4kgsofvarietyBatRs.75and2kgsofvarietyCat
Rs.100.
Thetotalcostforthe7kgs:
= 60 + (4 75) + (2 100)
Costperkg.ofthemixture=
560
= 80
kgs.
Evenassumingthatyouhitupontherightanswerasthelastchoice,youwillstillbebetterof
goingbackfromtheanswer
Edit:Manyusers(Vichal(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/36/inwhatratiomusta
personmixthreekindsofteacostingrs60kg#comment3984)Rastogi
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/36/inwhatratiomustapersonmixthreekindsof
teacostingrs60kg#comment3984),ShubhamYadav
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/36/inwhatratiomustapersonmixthreekindsoftea
costingrs60kg#comment4276))havearrivedatthefinalratioas
Qa : Qb : Qc :: 4 : 4 : 5,whichisalsotheCORRECTanswer.BEWARNEDthatsuch
problemshavemultiplecorrectanswers,soyouarebetterservedbycheckingtheoptions
first.
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