Mixture and Allegation 1 / 13 The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is: Rs. 18 Rs. 18.50 Rs. 19 Rs. 19.50 2 / 13 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? 3 : 7 5 : 7 7 : 3 7 : 5 3 / 13 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? 4% 6 % 20% 25% 4 / 13 A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? 4 litres, 8 litres 6 litres, 6 litres 5 litres, 7 litres 7 litres, 5 litres 5 / 13 A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is: 400 kg 560 kg 600 kg 640 kg 6 / 13 A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? 10 20 21 25 7 / 13 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? 18 litres 24 litres 32 litres 42 litres 8 / 13 Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be: Rs. 169.50 Rs. 170 Rs. 175.50 Rs. 180 9 / 13 How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg? 36 kg 42 kg 54 kg 63 kg 10 / 13 In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16% on selling the mixture at cost price? 1 : 6 6 : 1 2 : 3 4 : 3 11 / 13 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. 1 : 3 2 : 3 3 : 4 4 : 5 12 / 13 A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container? 26.34 litres 27.36 litres 28 litres 29.16 litres 13 / 13 In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%? 3 : 2 3 : 4 3 : 5 4 : 5 Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz