Mixture And Alligation

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Mixture: Mixing of two or more than two type

of quantities gives us a mixture.
Example:
•Quantities of these elements can be expressed
as percentage or ratio.(20% of sugar in water)

•Fraction ( A solution of sugar and water such

that sugar : water = 1:4)
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• Alligation :  Alligation is a rule which is used

to solve the problems related to mixture and its
ingredient.

• It is the rule that enables us to find the ratio in

which two or more ingredients at the given
price must be mixed to produce a mixture of
desired price.
 Alligation Rule

• When two elements are mixed to make a

mixture and one of the elements is cheaper and
other one is costlier then,
Diagram Representation
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Explanation:
Suppose x kg of Cheaper quality is mixed with y kg of
Superior quality.
Price of Cheaper Ingredient = Rs. cx
Price of Superior Ingredient = Rs. dy
Price of Mixture = Rs. (cx + dy)
and Quantity of mixture = (x + y) kg
Price of mixture(m)/kg = Rs. (cx + dy) / (x + y)
So, cx + dy = m
x+y
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cx + dy = mx + my
dy – my = mx – cx
y(d-m) = x(m-c)
x/y = d – m / m – c
 Mixtures Problem
1. A mixture consist Milk and water in 5:1. On adding 5 L water,
the ratio becomes 5:2. Find quantity of milk in original mixture.

A. 5 L

B. 10 L

C. 15 L

D. 25 L

Answer: D
2. In an alloy ratio of Cu and Zn is 4:3. when 4 kg Zn is mixed into
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that alloy then the ratio of Cu and Zn becomes 6:5. Find the initial
amount of Zn.

A.50 kg

B.36 kg

C.48 kg

D.None

Answer: B
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3. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of acid to base is 2 : 1. If

this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quantity of base (in litres) to be
further added is

A.12 L

B.20 L

C.40 L

D.60 L

Answer: D
4. An alloy contains only zinc and copper. One such alloy weighing 15-gm
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contains zinc and copper in the ratio of 2: 3 by weight. If 10 gm of zinc is

added then find what amount of copper has to be removed from the alloy
such that the final alloy has zinc and copper in the ratio of 4:1 by weight?

A.5gm

B.5.5gm

C.6gm

D.4.8gm

Answer: A
5. A mixture of 45 L of spirit and water contains 20% of water
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in it. How much water must be added to it to make the water

25% in the new mixture?

A.3 L

B.4 L

C.5 L

D.6 L

Answer: A
6. How much water must be mixed in 300 ml of sugar
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solution which contains 40% sugar by Weight, such that it

becomes a 30% sugar solution?

A.50ml

B.60ml

C.60ml

D.100ml

Answer: D
7. Two bucket contains same amount of mixture of Milk and
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water in 9:5 and 4:3 resp. If these buckets are further mixed,
find the ratio of milk and water in final mixture.

A.11 : 17

B. 17 : 11

C. 9 : 8

D. 8 : 9

Answer: B
8. Two bucket contains same amount of mixture of Milk and
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water in 9:5 and 4:3 resp. If these buckets are further mixed
in 1:2, find the ratio of milk and water in final mixture.

A.17 : 25

B. 25 : 17

C. 9 : 16

D.8 : 18

Answer: B
9. One type of liquid contains 25 % of benzene, the other
contains 30% of benzene. A can is filled with 6 parts of the
first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. Find the
percentage of benzene in the new mixture.

A. 28%

B. 25%

C. 30%

D. 27%

Answer D
10. A bucket contains two liquids A and B in 5:3. If 16 L of
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mixture is drawn off and replaced with same amount of

liquid B, the ratio becomes 3:5. How much Litre bucket
holds?

A. 40 L

B. 24 L

C. 26 L

D. 80 L

Answer: A
11. A jar contains a mixture of two liquids Acid and Base in
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the ratio 4 : 1. When 10 litres of the mixture is taken out and 10

litres of liquid Base is poured into the jar, the ratio becomes 2 :
3. How many litres of liquid Acid was contained in the jar?

A. 14L

B. 18L

C. 16L

D. 20L

Answer: C
 Removal and Replacement

If a vessel contains “x” liters of liquid A and if

“y” liters be withdrawn and replaced by liquid B,
then if “y” liters of the mixture be withdrawn
and replaced by liquid B, and the operation  is
repeated ‘n’ times in all, then :
 F.C = I.C(1-y/x)n
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FC= Final concentration

IC= Initial concentration
y = no. of liters replaced
x = Total concentration
n = total number of iterations
12. A vessel contains 125 litres of wine. 25 litres of wine was
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taken out of the vessel and replaced by water. Then, 25 litres

of mixture was withdrawn and again replaced by water. The
operation was repeated for third time. How much wine is
now left in the vessel?

A.49 L

B.64 L

C.72 L

D.56 L

Answer: B
13. A container contains 40 liters of milk. From this container
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4 liters of milk was taken out and replaced with water. This
process was repeated further two times. How much milk is
now contained by the container?

A.26.34 L

B.27.36 L

C.28 L

D.29.16 L

Answer: D
14. A container contains 40 liters of milk. From this container
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4 liters of milk was taken out and replaced with water. This
process was repeated further three times. How much milk is
now contained by the container?

A.27.36 L

B.26.24 L

C.29.36 L

D.24.36 L

Answer: B
15. From a vessel containing only milk, 5 litres are drawn
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and replaced with water. This action is repeated once more.

The ratio of milk to water now is 36 : 13. How many litres of
solution does the vessel hold?

A.35

B.30

C.25

D.40

Answer: A
16. 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then
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filled with water. This process is performed three more times.

The ratio of quantity of wine now left in cask to that of water
is 16:65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

A.18

B.24

C.32

D.42

Answer: B
 Alligations Problem
17. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing
Rs.15 and Rs.20 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth
Rs.16.50 kg?

A.7:3

B.4:5

C.6:4

D.None

Answer: A
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18. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs.7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at
Rs.5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs.6.30 a kg.

A.1: 3

B.2: 3

C.3: 4

D.4: 5

Answer: B
19. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs.60
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a kg and Rs.65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs.68.20 a kg he

may gain 10%?
A.3:2
B.3:5
C.3:6
D.None

Answer: A
20. How many kg of tea worth Rs.25/kg must be blended with 30 kg of tea
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worth Rs.30/kg so that by selling the blended variety at Rs.30/kg there

should be a gain of 10%?

A.36 kg
B.40 kg
C.32 kg
D.None

Answer: A
21. How much water be added to 14 litres of milk worth Rs.5.40 a
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litre so that the value of the mixture may be Rs.4.20 a litre ?

A.7 litres

B.6 litres

C.5 litres

D.4 litres

Answer: D
22. In what ratio must water be added to spirit to gain 10% by
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selling it at the cost price?

A.1 : 11

B.1 : 5

C.1 : 10

D.1 : 9

Answer: C
23. A mixture of a certain quantity of milk with 25 L of water is
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worth ₹ 15/L. If pure milk be worth ₹ 40/L. How much milk is

there in the mixture?

A. 25 L

B. 15 L

C. 10 L

D. 5 L

Answer: B
24. A trader has 25 kg of rice. A part of which he sold at 4% profit
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and rest at 9% profit. His overall gain is 7%. What is the quantity
he sold at 9% profit?

A. 9 kg

B. 10kg

C. 12 kg

D. 15 kg

Answer: D
25. There are 10 Pet animals and 56 biscuits. Some are dogs and
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some cats. If each dog eats 6 biscuits and cat eats 5 biscuits. Find
no. of cats.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

Answer: B
26. In a zoo, there are rabbits and pigeons. If head are counted,
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there are 200 and legs are 580. How many rabbits are there ?

A. 110

B. 90

C. 80

D. 120

Answer: B
27. There are 50 students in a class, 320 ₹ are distributed among
them so that each boy get 10 ₹ and each girl get 5 ₹ . Find no.
of girls.

A. 36
B. 18
C. 14
D. 7

Answer A
28. Platinum is 19 times as heavy as bronze and silver is 9 times as
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heavy as bronze. In what ratio these two metals be mixed so that

the alloy is 15 times as heavy as bronze is

A. 2:1

B. 2:3

C. 1:2

D. 3:2

Answer: D
29. A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but
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he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of

water in the mixture is:
A.20%
B.10%
C.11%
D.None

Answer: A
30. Two vessels A and B contain M and W in 4:3 and 2:3 resp.
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In what ratio the liquids may be mix to obtain a new

mixture containing half milk and half water ?

A. 7 : 5

B. 5 : 7

C. 1 : 4

D. 1 : 2

Answer: A
31. In what ratio should a coffee blend containing coffee and
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chicory in the ration 3 : 7 and another blend with coffee to

chicory ration as 2 : 3 be mixed so that the resultant blend will
have to coffee to chicory ration of 7 : 13?

A.2 : 1

B.1 : 1

C.3 : 5

D.Cannot be Determined

Answer: B
32. A man buys two cows for Rs.1350 and sells one for loss of
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6% and the other for gain of 7.5% and on the whole he neither
gains nor loses. What does each cow cost?

A.Rs.850, Rs.500

B.Rs.650, Rs.700

C.Rs.750, Rs.600

D.Rs.550, Rs.800

Answer: C
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