| 9. | How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation:
S.P. of 1 kg of mixture = Rs. 9.24, Gain 10%.
By the rule of allilation, we have:
Let x kg of sugar of 1st be mixed with 27 kg of 2nd kind. Then, 7 : 3 = x : 27
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| 10. | 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: |
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Answer: Option C Explanation:
Let C.P. of 1 litre milk be Re. 1 Then, S.P. of 1 litre of mixture = Re. 1, Gain = 25%.
By the rule of alligation, we have:
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| 11. | In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation:
By the rule of alligation:
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| 12. | A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Answer: Option B Explanation: Let the cost of 1 litre milk be Re. 1
By the rule of alligation, we have:
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| 13. | A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Suppose the can initially contains 7x and 5x of mixtures A and B respectively.
So, the can contained 21 litres of A. |
| 14. | Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be: |
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Answer: Option C Explanation:
Since first and second varieties are mixed in equal proportions.
So, the mixture is formed by mixing two varieties, one at Rs. 130.50 per kg and the other at say, Rs. x per kg in the ratio 2 : 2, i.e., 1 : 1. We have to find x. By the rule of alligation, we have:
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| 15. | A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Suppose the vessel initially contains 8 litres of liquid. Let x litres of this liquid be replaced with water.
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