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Q1. Two vessels contain spirit of 0.5 and 0.75 Q7. There is a mixture of alcohol and water of 120 litre.
concentrations. If 2 litres from the first vessel and The ratio of alcohol to water is 5 : 3. If 30% of
3 litres from the second vessel are mixed, then mixture is taken out and same amount of water is
what will be the ratio of the spirit and the water in added then find the new ratio of alcohol and water
the resultant solution ? in the mixture.
(a) 15 : 17 (b) 7 : 17 (a) 7:3 (b) 5:8
(c) 13 : 7 (d) 17 : 15 (c) 7:9 (d)11:4
(e) None of these (e) None of these
Q2. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water Q8. A vessel contains 100 litres mixture of milk and
is 2 : 1. If the ratio of the milk and water is to be 1 : water in the respective ratio of 22 : 3. 40 litres of
2, then the amount of water to be further added the mixture is taken out from the vessel and 4.8
must be litres of pure milk and pure water each is added to
(a) 40 litres (b) 30 litres the mixture. By what percent quantity of water is
(c) 20 litres (d) 60 litres less than the quantity of milk ?
(e) None of these (a) (b)
Q3. A person has a chemical of Rs. 25 per litre. In what (c) (d) 76
ratio should water be mixed in that chemical so
that after selling the mixture at Rs. 20 per litre he (e)
may get a profit of 25% ? Q9. In a vessel, there is a mixture of apple, orange and
(a) 13 : 16 (b) 12 : 15 mango juices in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 4 respectively. A
(c) 16 : 9 (d) 19 : 22 quantity of 12 litres from the mixture is replaced
(e) None of these by 8 litres of apple juice. Thereafter the quantities
Q4. How many kg of sugar costing Rs. 5.75 per kg of apple and orange juices in the resultant mixture
should be mixed with 75 kg of cheaper sugar become same. Find out the initial quantity of
costing Rs. 4.50 per kg so that the mixture is worth mixture in the vessel.
Rs. 5.50 kg ? (a) 76 litres (b) 65 litres
(a) 350 kg (b) 300 kg (c) 60 litres (d) 80 litres
(c) 250 kg (d) 325 kg (e) None of these
(e) None of these Q10. A 20 litres mixture contains milk and water in the
Q5. Three vessels whose capacities are in ratio 5 : 3 : 2 respective ratio of 3 : 2. Then 10 litres of the
are completely filled with milk mixed with water. mixture is removed and replaced with pure milk
The ratio of milk to water in the mixture of vessels and the operation is repeated once more. At the
are as 3 : 2, 2 : 1 and 3 : 1 respectively. Find the end of the two removals and replacements, what is
percentage of water in the new mixture obtained the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture
when one-third of first, half of second and two- respectively ?
third of the third vessel is taken out and mixed (a) 17 : 3 (b) 9 : 1
together ? (c) 4 : 17 (d) 5 : 3
(a) % (b) 50 % (e) 3 : 14
(c) % (d) % Q11. A jar has 60 litres of milk. From the jar, 12 litres of
milk was taken out and replaced by an equal
(e) None of these
amount of water. If 12 litres of the newly formed
Q6. The wheat sold by a grocer contained 10% low mixture is taken out of the jar, what is the final
quality wheat. What quantity of good quality wheat quantity of milk left in the jar ?
should be added to 150 kg of wheat so that the (a) 38.4 litres (b) 40 litres
percentage of low quality wheat becomes 5% ? (c) 36 litres (d) 28.6 litres
(a) 85 kg (b) 50 kg (e) 36.5 litres
(c) 135 kg (d) 150 kg
(e) None of these

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Q12. In a vessel there is a certain quantity of mixture of Q16. 18 litres of pure water was added to a vessel
milk and water in the ratio 5 : 1 respectively. 24 containing 80 litres of pure milk. 49 litres of the
litres of mixture is taken out and same quantity of resultant mixture was then sold and some more
milk is added to the vessel. The ratio of milk and quantity of pure milk and pure water was
water now becomes 13 : 2 respectively. Again 15 added to the vessel in the respective ratio of 2 : 1. If
the resultant respective ratio of milk and waterin
litres of mixture is taken out. What is the quantity
the vessel was 4 : 1, what was the quantity of pure
of milk in the resulting mixture? (in litres) milk added in the vessel ?(in litres)
(a) 85 litres (b) 80 litres (a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 81 litres (d) 91 litres (c) 10 (d) 12
(e) None of these (e) 2
Q13. Two vessels A and B contains milk and water Q17. In what ratio milk & water should be mixed so that
mixed in the ratio 8:5 and 5:2 respectively. The after selling this mixture at its cost price there is a
ratio in which these two mixture be mixed to get a profit of 11 %?
new mixture containing 69 % milk is (a) 8 : 3 (b) 8 : 1
(a) 3:5 (b) 5:2 (c) 9 : 1 (d) 4 : 9
(e) None of these
(c) 5:7 (d) 2:7
Q18. In a pot, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. In
(e) None of these another pot, the ratio of milk and water is 7 : 4. In
Q14. A producer of rice mixes two varieties of rice from what ratio mixture should be taken from both
two fields one costing Rs 18 per kg and another Rs mixtures to make final mixture so that in final
20 per kg in the ratio 5 : 3. If he sells the mixed mixture the ratio of milk and water be 41 : 14?
variety at Rs 21 per kg, then his gain percent is (a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(a) 12% (b) 13% (c) 4 : 3 (d) 5 : 2
(c) 14% (d) 15% (e) None of these
(e) None of these Q19. 600 g of sugar solution has 40% sugar in it. How
Q15. There was 120 litres of pure milk in a vessel. Some much sugar should be added to make it 50% in the
solution?
quantity of milk was taken out and replaced with
(a) 160 g (b) 120 g
23 litres of water in such a way that the resultant (c) 130 g (d) 140 g
ratio between the quantities of milk and water in (e) None of these
the mixture was 4 : 1 respectively. Again 23 litres Q20. A milk seller has milk of Rs 100 per litre, in what
of the mixture was taken out and replaced with 27 ratio should water be mixed in that milk so that
litres of water. What is the respective ratio of milk after selling the mixture at Rs 80 per litre, he may
and water in the resultant mixture? get a profit of 50%?
(a) 58 : 37 (b) 116 : 69 (a) 7 : 8 (b) 7 : 9
(c) 69 : 43 (d) 101 : 37 (c) 9 : 7 (d) 7 : 5
(e) 368 : 227 (e) None of these

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