type 8 alligation & mixtures based ratio & proportion problems Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [SSC SO 2007]

200 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 17 : 3. After the addition of some more milk to it, the ratio of milk to water in the resulting mixture becomes 7 : 1. The quantity of milk added to it was

a) 60 litres

b) 80 litres

c) 40 litres

d) 20 litres

Question : 22 [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]

A mixture contains spirit and water in the ratio 3 : 2. If it contains 3 litres more spirit than water, the quantity of spirit in the mixture is

a) 8 litres

b) 9 litres

c) 12 litres

d) 10 litres

Question : 23 [SSC SO 2005]

In 80 litres mixture of milk and water the ratio of amount of milk to that of amount of water is 7 : 3. In order to make this ratio 2 : 1, how many litres of water should be added ?

a) 8

b) 4

c) 6

d) 5

Question : 24 [SSC CGL Prelim 2008]

In 40 litres mixture of milk and water the ratio of milk to water is 7 : 1. In order to make the ratio of milk and water 3 : 1, the quantity of water (in litres) that should be added to the mixture will be

a) 6$2/3$

b) 6$3/4$

c) 6$1/2$

d) 6

Question : 25 [SSC CGL Prelim 2008]

A jar contained a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 4 : 1. When 10 litres of the mixture was taken out and 10 litres of liquid B was poured into the jar, this ratio became 2 : 3. The quantity of liquid A contained in the jar initially was

a) 16 litres

b) 40 litres

c) 8 litres

d) 4 litres