Alligation & Mixtures Model Questions Set 1 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts
ALLIGATION & MIXTURES PRACTICE TEST [1 - EXERCISES]
Alligation & Mixtures Model Questions Set 1
Question : 6
In what ratio must tea at Rs. 62 per kg be mixed with tea at Rs. 72 per kg so that the mixture must be worth Rs. 64.50 per kg?
a) 3 : 2
b) 5 : 3
c) 3 : 1
d) 4 : 3
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (c)
By the rule of alligation:
∴ Required ratio = 750 : 250 = 3 : 1.
Question : 7
Jayashree purchased 150 kg of wheat of the rate of Rs. 7 per kg. She sold 50 kg at a profit of 10%. At what rate per kg should she sell the remaining to get a profit of 20% on the total deal?
a) 8.75
b) 9.75
c) 6.50
d) 7.50
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (a)
Selling price of 150 kg wheat at 20% profit
= 150 × 7 $({120}/{100})$ = Rs. 1260
Selling price of 50 kg wheat at 10% profit
= 50 × 7 $({110}/{100})$ = Rs. 385
∴ Selling price per kg of remaining 100 kg wheat
= ${1260 - 385}/100$ = Rs.8.75
Question : 8
In what ratio should milk and water be mixed so that after selling the mixture at the cost price a profit of 2 16 % 3 is made?
a) 1 : 6
b) 2 : 5
c) 1 : 2
d) 2 : 3
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (a)
Short-Cut-Method : In such questions the ratio is
water : milk = 16$2/3$ : 100 = 1 : 6
Question : 9
A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is ___________.
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 10%
d) 20%
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (b)
We will apply alligaton on % profit. If he sells the milk at CP,
he gains 0%. But if he sells water at CP, he gains 100%.
Ratio of milk to water in the mixture should be 3 : 1
∴ % of water in mixture = $1/{3 + 1}$ × 100 = 25%
Question : 10
A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in proportion 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the proportion of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
a) 21 l
b) 36 l
c) 20 l
d) 30 l
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (b)
Apply alligation on fraction of A in each mixture.
Ratio of original mixture to B = $7/{16} : 7/{48}$ = 3 : 1
When 9 litres of B is mixed, original mixture should be $9/1$ × 3
= 27 litres.
Therefore initial quantity in can = 27 + 9 = 36 litres.
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