Mixture and Alligation Questions
Mixture and alligation questions involve combining ingredients or solutions with different concentrations. Learn to calculate the resulting concentration, quantities removed or added, and the proportions needed to achieve a target mixture.
14 questions
- Three solutions contain acid and water in the ratios 1:2, 2:3, and 3:2 respectively. Equal quantities of the first two solutions and twice the quantity of the third solution are…
- A bucket contains a mixture of two liquids P and Q in the ratio 5 : 2. If 14 liters of the mixture is taken out and 7 liters of…
- A vessel contains 100 litres of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4:1. First, 20 litres of the mixture are removed and replaced with an equal volume…
- A bucket contains a mixture of two liquids P and Q are in the ratio 4 : 1. When 10 liters of the mixture is taken out and 10 liters…
- A container contains 60 litres of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 7:3. How many litres of the mixture should be removed and replaced with pure water…
- A perfumer blends two perfumes costing ₹900/L and ₹600/L to make 240 L of blend at ₹750/L. Due to poor packaging, 15 L leaks out. How much of the ₹900/L…
- A jar contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 3: 1. When 16 liters of the mixture is taken out and 9 liters of liquid…
- Two containers A and B hold 20 litres and 30 litres of liquid mixture, respectively. Container A has milk and water in the ratio 3:2, while container B has them…
- In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of wine to water is 1 : 2. If this ratio is to be 1 : 3, then what quantity of water…
- The ratio of milk and water in 560 liters of mixture is 4 : 3. 140 liters of mixture are taken out. Find the quantity of milk now.
- A recipe for a cake calls for 2 cups of milk and 3 cups of flour. With this recipe, a cake was baked using 12 cups of flour. How many…
- A mixture of 75 litres contains milk and water in the ratio 2:1. How much more water should be added to the mixture to make the ratio of milk to…
- A container can hold 50 liters of milk. First, 5 liters of milk are removed and the same amount of water is poured in to refill the container. The mixture…
- A drum contains 80 litres of a 90% pure acid solution. If 8 litres of this solution are removed and replaced with 8 litres of pure water, what is the…