MIXTURE & ALLEGATION

Q1. Three bottles of the same capacity are 30%, 40% and 25% full of orange juice, respectively. They
are filled up completely by adding apple juice. The contents of the three bottles are emptied into
another vessel. What is the percentage of apple juice in the mixture?
A. 72%
B. 65%
C. 51.66%
D. 68.33%

Q2. One cup has juice and water in the ratio 5 : 2, while another cup of the same capacity has them in
the ratio 7: 4, respectively. If contents of both the cups (when full) are poured in a vessel, then what
will be the final ratio of water to juice in the vessel?
A. 52:25
B. 25:26
C. 26:25
D. 25:52

Q3. The ratio of acid and water in solution A is 5:4 and 7:11 in solution B. 10 liters of A is mixed with 8
liters of B. In 324 ml of the resulting solution, how much water (in ml) should be added to get a
solution containing 33.33 % acid?
A. 145
B. 148
C. 144
D. 162

Q4. The ratio of milk and water in a vessel is 8:5. If we added 44ltr milk and 44ltr water then quantity
of milk becomes 28.56% more than water. Find the initial quantity of water?
A. 48ltr
B. 45ltr
C. 40ltr
D. 60ltr

Q5. The ratio of milk and water in a mixture is 1:3. We added x ltr of milk to the mixture then ratio
becomes 7:15 and we added 50ltr water to the mixture, then ratio becomes 2:5. Find the value of x.
A. 28ltr
B. 32ltr
C. 40ltr
D. 68ltr

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Q6. A vessel contains 2.5liters of water and 10liters of milk. 20% of the contents of the vessel are
removed. To the remaining contents, x liters of water is added to reverse the ratio of water and milk.
Then y liter of milk is added again to reverse the ratio of water and milk. Find y?
A. 100
B. 110
C. 120
D. 130

Q7. A bottle is full of Dettol. One third of it is taken out and then equal amount of water is poured
into the bottle to fill it. This operation is done four times. Find the final ratio of Dettol and water in
the bottle?
A. 8:30
B. 16:65
C. 36:44
D. 32:65

Q8. 24 lit are drawn from a vessel full of wine, then filled with water, This operation is performed 3
times more. The ratio of quantity of wine now left in vessel to that of water is 16 : 65. How much
wine did vessel hold initially?
A. 48
B. 72
C. 96
D. 120

Q9. The ratio of milk and water in a vessel is 13:11. If 48ltr of mixture is taken out and 81 ltr water is
added then ratio of milk and water becomes 7:8. Find quantity of milk in initial mixture.
A. 301ltr
B. 321ltr
C. 295ltr
D. 299ltr

Q10. A beaker contains a mixture of two liquids X and Y in the ratio 5 : 3. When 6 liters of the mixture
is drawn offer and then replaced with Y, the ratio of X and Y becomes 5 : 7. How many liters of liquid
X was contained in the beaker initially?
A. 18.25
B. 22.5
C. 11.25
D. 15.5

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Q11. A jar contains a mixture of 175 ml water and 700 ml alcohol. Rohit takes out 10% of the mixture
and substitutes it by water of the same amount. The process is repeated once again. The percentage
of water in the mixture is now?
A. 35.2
B. 30.3
C. 40.5
D. 25.4

Q12. In an x L solution of alcohol and water, the ratio of alcohol and water is 5:7. If 5 L of alcohol and
11 L of water are added to the solution, the percentage of alcohol in the resulting solution becomes
40%. What will be the value of x?
A. 84
B. 60
C. 96
D. 72

Q13. A large container has a 50 litre mixture of juice and water in the ratio of 3 : 2. To this, a 60 litre
juice and water mixture is added, that has a juice to water ratio of 2 : 1. After this, 11 litre of the
solution is replaced with pure juice. What is the ratio of water to juice in the final mixture?
A. 37 : 18
B. 29 : 81
C. 4 : 7
D. 18 : 37

Q14. 10% of a 50% alcohol sol is replaced with water. From the resulting sol, again 20% is replaced
with water. Finally half the sol is replaced with water. What is the concentration of alcohol in the final
solution this obtained?
A. 10%
B. 18%
C. 20%
D. 36%

Q15. In what ratio should coffee powder costing Rs.2500 per kg be mixed with coffee powder costing
Rs.1500 per kg so that the cost of the mixture is Rs.2250 per kg?
A. 1 : 4
B. 4 : 1
C. 3 : 1
D. 1 : 3

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Q16. In what ratio must a grocer mix tea at Rs.72/kg, and Rs.90/kg, so that by selling the mixture at
Rs.99.6/kg, he may gain 20%?
A. 2:3
B. 7 : 11
C. 3 : 7
D. 13 : 19

Q17. A container contains 20 L mixture in which there is 10% sulphuric acid. Find the quantity of
sulphuric acid to be added in it to make the solution to contain 25% sulphuric acid.
A. 3 L
B. 5 L
C. 4 L
D. 2 L

Q18. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 5 : 3 and 2 : 3. When these
mixture are mixed to form a new mixture containing half milk and half water, they must be taken in
the ratio?
A. 2 : 5
B. 3 : 5
C. 4 : 5
D. 7 : 3

Q19. A beaker contains acid and water in the ratio 1 : x. When 300 ml of the mixture and 50 ml of
water are mixed, the ratio of acid and water becomes 2:5. What is the value of x?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 3
D. 1

Q20. In 30 L mixture of acid, the ratio of acid and water is 2:3. What amount of water should be
added to the mixture so that the ratio of acid and water becomes 2:5?
A. 10L
B. 15L
C. 18L
D. 12L

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Q21. A vessel of 108 litre is filled with milk and water. 73% of milk and 37% of water is taken out of
the vessel. It is found that the vessel is vacated by 58%. Find the difference between initial quantity of
milk and water in ltr?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 22.5

Q22. In a class of 80 students (boys and girls) there are 60% girls. the average weight of the boys is 58
kg and that of the girls is 52 kg. What is the average weight (in kg) of the whole class ?
A. 56.2
B. 54.4
C. 53.6
D. 55

Q23. Sushma bought 15tables and 11 chairs for Rs.10,800. She sold the tables at a profit of 8% and
the chairs at a loss of 10%. If her total gain was Rs.270, then the total cost of the 4 tables was:
A. Rs.2,000
B. Rs.1800
C. Rs.2,400
D. Rs.2,500

Q24. A car travel 20 kmph for 30 min and at x kmph for 45 min. If the average speed of the car for
entire journey is 14 kmph, find the value of x.
A. 10 kmph
B. 15 kmph
C. 12 kmph
D. 20 kmph

Q25. In a test consisting of 80 questions, Anita answered 60% of the first 55 questions correctly. What
per cent of the remaining questions should she answer correctly to obtain 70% in the entire exam?
A. 85%
B. 92%
C. 80%
D. 78%

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Q26. In a class of 50 students, 40% are girls. The average marks of the whole class are 64.4 and the
average of the boys’ marks is 62. What is the average marks of the girls?
A. 67
B. 66.8
C. 66.4
D. 68

Q27. A gold biscuit weighing 11 kg contained only 82% gold and the rest copper. If it was alloyed with
another gold biscuit and the resulting alloy had a mass of 28 kg and contained 90% gold, then find the
percentage of gold in the second biscuit?
A. 93.2%
B. 94.5%
C. 95.2%
D. 96%

Q28. The ratio in which a man must mix rice at 10.20 per kg and 14.40 per kg so as to make a mixture
worth 12.60 per kg is :
A. 4:3
B. 2:5
C. 18:24
D. 3:4

Q29. A solution contains acid and water in the ratio of 4: 5 If 20% of the solution is replaced by water,
then what will be the ratio of acid and water in the new solution?
A. 10 : 7
B. 5 : 17
C. 16 : 29
D. 8 : 15

Q30. A container has 20% milk and 80% water in it. It is mixed with another sample (in equal
quantity) having 80% milk and 20% water. What would be the milk content in the final mixture?
A. 50%
B. 80%
C. 60%
D. 100%

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