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1.Acontainercontains40litresofmilk.Fromthiscontainer4litresofmilkwastakenout
andreplacedbywater.Thisprocesswasrepeatedfurthertwotimes.Howmuchmilkis
nowcontainedbythecontainer?
A.26litres

B.29.16litres

C.28litres

D.28.2litres

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2.TeaworthRs.126perkgandRs.135perkgaremixedwithathirdvarietyofteainthe
ratio1:1:2.IfthemixtureisworthRs.153perkg,whatisthepriceofthethirdvariety
perkg?
A.Rs.182.50

B.Rs.170.5

C.Rs.175.50

D.Rs.180

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3.Amilkvendorhas2cansofmilk.Thefirstcontains25%waterandtherestmilk.The
secondcontains50%water.Howmuchmilkshouldhemixfromeachofthecontainersso
astoget12litresofmilksuchthattheratioofwatertomilkis3:5?
A.5litres,7litres

B.7litres,4litres

C.6litres,6litres

D.4litres,8litres

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4.TwovesselsAandBcontainspiritandwaterintheratio5:2and7:6respectively.
FindtheratioinwhichthesemixturesbemixedtoobtainanewmixtureinvesselC
containingspiritandwaterintheratio8:5?
A.3:4

B.4:3

C.9:7

D.7:9

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5.ThecostofType1materialisRs.15perkgandType2materialisRs.20perkg.Ifboth
Type1andType2aremixedintheratioof2:3,thenwhatisthepriceperkgofthe
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mixedvarietyofmaterial?
A.Rs.19

B.Rs.16

C.Rs.18

D.Rs.17

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6.FindtheratioinwhichriceatRs.7.20akgbemixedwithriceatRs.5.70akgto
produceamixtureworthRs.6.30akg.
A.4:3

B.3:4

C.2:3

D.3:2

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7.8litresaredrawnfromacaskfullofwineandisthenfilledwithwater.Thisoperation
isperformedthreemoretimes.Theratioofthequantityofwinenowleftincasktothatof
thewateris16:65.Howmuchwinedidthecaskoriginallyhold?
A.30litres

B.26litres

C.24litres

D.32litres

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8.Ajarfullofwhiskeycontains40%alcohol.Apartofthiswhiskyisreplacedbyanother
containing19%alcoholandnowthepercentageofalcoholwasfoundtobe26%.The
quantityofwhiskyreplacedis
A.

4
3

C.

3
2

B.
D.

3
4
2
3

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9.HowmanykilogramsofsugarcostingRs.9perkgmustbemixedwith27kgofsugar
costingRs.7perkgsothattheremaybeagainof10%bysellingthemixtureatRs.9.24
perkg?
A.60kg

B.63kg

C.58kg

D.56kg

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10.InwhatratioshouldriceatRs.9.30perkgbemixedwithriceatRs.10.80perkgso
thatthemixturebeworthRs.10perkg?
A.7:8

B.8:7

C.6:7

D.76

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11.InwhatratiomustteaworthRs.60perkgbemixedwithteaworthRs.65akgsuch
thatbysellingthemixtureatRs.68.20akg,therecanbeagain10%?
A.3:2

B.2:3

C.4:3

D.3:4

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12.AcontainercontainsamixtureoftwoliquidsPandQintheratio7:5.When9litres
ofmixturearedrawnoffandthecontainerisfilledwithQ,theratioofPandQbecomes7
:9.HowmanylitresofliquidPwascontainedinthecontainerinitially?
A.23

B.21

C.19

D.17

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13.Avesselisfilledwithliquid,3partsofwhicharewaterand5partsaresyrup.How
muchofthemixturemustbedrawnoffandreplacedwithwatersothatthemixturemay
behalfwaterandhalfsyrup?
A.

1
3

C.

1
5

B.
D.

1
4
1
6

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14.InwhatratiomustwaterbemixedwithmilkcostingRs.12perlitreinordertogeta
mixtureworthofRs.8perlitre?
A.1:3

B.2:2

C.1:2

D.3:1

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15.InwhatratiomustteaatRs.62perkgbemixedwithteaatRs.72perkgsothatthe
mixturemustbeworthRs.64.50perkg?
A.1:2

B.2:1

C.3:1

D.1:3

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16.InwhatratiomustagrocermixtwovarietiesofpulsescostingRs.15andRs.20perkg
respectivelytoobtainamixtureworthRs.16.50perkg?
A.1:2

B.2:1

C.3:7

D.7:3

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17.Amerchanthas1000kgofsugarpartofwhichhesellsat8%profitandtherestat18%
profit.Hegains14%onthewhole.Thequantitysoldat18%profitis
A.300

B.400

C.600

D.500

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18.Adishonestmilkmansellshismilkatcostpricebuthemixesitwithwaterandthereby
gains25%.Whatisthepercentageofwaterinthemixture?
A.25%

B.20%

C.22%

D.24%

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19.Inwhatratiomustwaterbemixedwithmilktogain16

2
%

onsellingthemixtureat

costprice?
A.6:1

B.1:6

C.1:4

D.4:1

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20.InwhatratiomustriceatRs.7.10bemixedwithriceatRs.9.20sothatthemixture
maybeworthRs.8perkg?
A.5:4

B.2:1

C.3:2

D.4:3

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21.HowmanykgofriceatRs.6.60perkgbemixedwith56kgofriceatRs.9.60perkgto
getamixtureworthRs.8.20perkg?
A.56kg

B.52kg

C.44kg

D.49kg

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22.Howmanylitresofwatermustbeaddedto16litersofmilkandwatercontaining10%
watertomakeit20%waterinit?
A.4litre

B.2litre

C.1litre

D.3litre

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23.Wehavea630mlmixtureofmilkandwaterintheratio7:2.Howmuchwatermust
beaddedtomaketheratio7:3?
A.70ml

B.60ml

C.80ml

D.50ml

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24.3litreofwaterisaddedto11litreofasolutioncontaining42%ofalcoholinthewater.
Thepercentageofalcoholinthenewmixtureis
A.25%

B.20%

C.30%

D.33%

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25.Rs.460wasdividedamong41boysandgirlssuchthateachboygotRs.12andeachgirl
gotRs.8.Whatisthenumberofboys?
A.33

B.30

C.36

D.28

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26.Atraderhas1600kgofsugar.Hesellsapartat8%profitandtherestat12%profit.If
hegains11%onthewhole,findthequantitysoldat12%.
A.1200kg

B.1400kg

C.1600kg

D.800kg

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27.In40litresofamixture,theratioofmilktowateris7:1.Inordertomaketheratioof
milktowateras3:1,thequantityofwaterthatshouldbeaddedtothemixturewillbe
A.5

2
litre
3

C.6

B.4

1
litre
3

2
litre

D.6litre

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28.SomeamountoutofRs.7000waslentat6%perannumandtheremainingwaslentat
4%perannum.Ifthetotalsimpleinterestfromboththefractionsin5yearswasRs.1600,
thesumlentat6%perannumwas
A.Rs.2400

B.Rs.2200

C.Rs.2000

D.Rs.1800

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29.In1kgmixtureofironandmanganese,20%ismanganese.Howmuchironshouldbe
addedsothattheproportionofmanganesebecomes10%
A.1.5kg

B.2kg

C..5kg

D.1kg

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30.Johnbought20kgofwheatattherateofRs.8.50perkgand35kgattherateof
Rs.8.75perkg.Hemixedthetwo.Approximatelyatwhatpriceperkgshouldhesellthe
mixturetomake40%profitatthecostprice?
A.Rs.12

B.Rs.8

C.Rs.16

D.Rs.20

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Ajay 2yearsago
Sincetherearemorethantwoquantities,multipleratiosarepossiblewherethe
resultantmixturewillcostRs.566

Forexample,taketherequiredratioasx:y:x
then,(482x+578y+698z)/(x+y+z)=566
onsimplification,thisbecomesy+11z=7x

ifwetakey=z,
12y=7x
y=7andx=12satisfiesthis.z=y=7
Requiredratio=12:7:7

Seethat(482x+578y+698z)/(x+y+z)=566forthesevaluesofx,y,z
similarlyyoucangetdifferentratioswhichalsosatisfiesthis.
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andy 2yearsago
400gmspiritsolutionhas40%spiritinit.Howmaygramsofspiritshouldbeaddedto
makeit60%inthesolution?
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Jay 2yearsago
%concentration
ofspiritin

%concentration
ofspiritin

thesolution
40%

purespirit
100%

MeanConcentration
60%

10060=40

6040=20

i.e.,Quantityofthesolution:Quantityofspirit=40:20=2:1
Sincethequantityofthesolutionis400gm,amountofspiritneedstobeadded=
400/2=200gm
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imteyazul 3yearsago
inthequestion30why35ismultipliednot20?

Mohan 3yearsago
20kgofwheatattherateofRs.8.50perkgand35kgattherateofRs.8.75perkg
Hence20*8.50+35*8.75isdone
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Mononit 3yearsago
Theproportionof1stand2ndliquidsinamixtureis2:3whileinanothermixturetheir
ratiois5:4.Inwhatratioshouldthetwomixturebemixed,sothatthenewmixture
containsequalamountofthetwoliquids?
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Ajay 3yearsago
Letxliterofthefirstmixtureneedstobemixedwithylitreifthesecondmixturesothat
theresultantmixturewillhaveboththeliquidsas1:1

Quantityof1stliquidintheresultantmixture=2x/5+5y/9
Quantityof2ndliquidintheresultantmixture=3x/5+4y/9

2x/5+5y/9=3x/5+4y/9
=>18x+25y=27x+20y
=>9x=5y
=>x/y=5/9
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=>x:y=5:9

Requiredratiois5:9
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MammU 3yearsago
Thereisamistakein8thprblm.Ans...Checkit

Ajay 3yearsago
Henceratioof1stand2ndquantities=7:14=1:2

ifx:yistheratio,togetthequantityofx,theformulaisx/(x+y),andtogetthequantityof
y,theformulaisy/(x+y).

Here,secondquantityreplacesthefirst.Hence,the2/3istheanswer
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Ashish 3yearsago
Cananyoneexplainques12bytheruleofallegation?

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