Alligation or Mixture Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  ALLIGATION  OR  MIXTURE  QUESTIONS

 

 

I. Alligation : 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 a desired price.

 

II. Mean Price : The cost price of a unit quantity of the mixture is called the mean price.

 

III. Rule of Alligation : Suppose Rs.x per unit be the price of first ingradient mixed with another ingradient (cheaper) of price Rs.y per unit to form a mixture whose mean price is Rs. z per unit, then 

Quantity of cheaper : Quantity of dearer

       = ( C.P of dearer - Mean Price ) : ( Mean Price - C. P of cheaper )

       = ( x- z ) : ( z - y )

 

 IV. Suppose a container contains x units of liquid from which y units are taken out and replaced by water. After  operations , the quantity of pure liquid = x1-yxn units.

 

Q:

A mixture of alcohol and water contains 7% alcohol. How much mixture (in litres) is required to get 357 litres of alcohol?

A) 6300 B) 4200
C) 4900 D) 5100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5100

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X and Y are two alloys which are prepared by mixing zinc and aluminium in the ratio of 1 : 4 and 11 : 8 respectively. If equal quantities of alloys are melted to form a third alloy Z then what is the ratio of zinc and aluminium in alloy Z?

 

A) 32:47 B) 37:58
C) 37:95 D) 74:95
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 37:58

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In a mixture of 45 litres, the ratio of liquid A and liquid B is 7 : 2. If 11 litres of liquid B is added to the mixture, then what will be the ratio of liquid A and liquid B in the new mixture?

 

A) 7 : 4 B) 8 : 5
C) 6 : 5   D) 5 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5 : 3

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Ramesh uses a weight of 930 gm instead of 1 kg and sells sugar on its cost price. What will be his profit percentage on selling 15 kg sugar?

 

A) 9.21 B) 7
C) 7.53 D) 8.54
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7.53

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Two mixtures have milk and water in the ratio 1 : 4 and 3 : 2 respectively. In what ratio two types of mixtures have to be mixed to get a new mixture having ratio of milk and water as 1 : 1?

 

A) 4 : 3 B) 5 : 3
C) 3 : 2 D) 1 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 : 3

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The ratio of sand to gravel in a mixture is 7 : 8 while that between gravel and cement is 6 : 7. What is the ratio of sand to cement in the mixture?

A) 49 : 48 B) 7 : 7
C) 8 : 6  D) 3 : 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 : 4

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The initial ratio of sugar to flour in a dough was 2 : 7. To 9 kg of the dough John added more sugar to make the sugar to flour ratio 2 : 5. How much sugar did John later add?

A) 800 g B) 1.2 kg
C) 750 g D) 1 kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1.2 kg

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Two vessels of equal capacity contains juice and water in the ratio of 5 : 1 and 5 : 7 respectively. The mixture of both the vessels are mixed and transferred into a bigger vessel. What is the ratio of juice and water in the new mixture?

A) 3 : 2 B) 5 : 3
C) 5 : 4 D) 1 : 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 : 3

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