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Question 51. How many liters of oil at Rs.40 per liter should be mixed with 240 liters of a second variety of oil at Rs.60 per liter so as to get a mixture whose cost is Rs.52 per liter?
  1.    120 liters
  2.    180 liters
  3.    110 liters
  4.    160 liters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 160 liters

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Question 52. Two varieties of wheat - A and B costing Rs. 9 per kg and Rs. 15 per kg were mixed in the ratio 3 : 7. If 5 kg of the mixture is sold at 25% profit, find the profit made?
  1.    Rs. 13.50
  2.    Rs. 14.50
  3.    Rs. 15.50
  4.    Rs. 16.50
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rs. 16.50


Let the quantities of A and B mixed be 3x kg and 7x kg.Cost of 3x kg of A = 9(3x) = Rs. 27xCost of 7x kg of B = 15(7x) = Rs. 105xCost of 10x kg of the mixture = 27x + 105x = Rs. 132xCost of 5 kg of the mixture = 132x/10x (5) = Rs. 66Profit made in selling 5 kg of the mixture = 25/100 (cost of 5 kg of the mixture) = 25/100 * 66 = Rs. 16.50


Question 53. A vessel contains 20 liters of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 3:2. 10 liters of the mixture are removed and replaced with an equal quantity of pure milk. If the process is repeated once more, find the ratio of milk and water in the final mixture obtained?
  1.    9:1
  2.    4:7
  3.    7:1
  4.    2:5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 9:1


Milk = 3/5 * 20 = 12 liters, water = 8 liters
If 10 liters of mixture are removed, amount of milk removed = 6 liters and amount of water removed = 4 liters.
Remaining milk = 12 - 6 = 6 liters
Remaining water = 8 - 4 = 4 liters
10 liters of pure milk are added, therefore total milk = (6 + 10) = 16 liters.
The ratio of milk and water in the new mixture = 16:4 = 4:1
If the process is repeated one more time and 10 liters of the mixture are removed, then amount of milk removed = 4/5 * 10 = 8 liters.
Amount of water removed = 2 liters.
Remaining milk = (16 - 8) = 8 liters.
Remaining water = (4 -2) = 2 liters.
The required ratio of milk and water in the final mixture obtained = (8 + 10):2 = 18:2 = 9:1.


Question 54. A mixture of 150 liters of wine and water contains 20% water. How much more water should be added so that water becomes 25% of the new mixture?
  1.    10 liters
  2.    20 liters
  3.    40 liters
  4.    30 liters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 10 liters

Number of liters of water in 125 liters of the mixture = 20% of 150 = 1/5 of 150 = 30 liters   Let us Assume that another 'P' liters of water are added to the mixture to make water 25% of the new mixture. So, the total amount of water becomes (30 + P) and the total volume of the mixture becomes (150 + P)   Thus, (30 + P) = 25% of (150 + P)   Solving, we get P = 10 liters


Question 55. The ratio of expenditure and savings is 3 : 2 . If the income increases by 15% and the savings increases by 6% , then by how much percent should his expenditure increases?
  1.    25
  2.    24
  3.    21
  4.    12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 21

Therefore x = 21%


Question 56. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts of 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?
  1.    1/3
  2.    1/4
  3.    1/5
  4.    1/7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1/5

Since first second varieties are mixed in equal proportions, so their average price = Rs.(126+135)/2= Rs.130.50 So, Now 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'.   Cost of 1 kg tea of 1st kind         Cost of 1 kg tea of 2nd kind         x-153/22.50 = 1  => x - 153 = 22.50  => x=175.50.  Hence, price of the third variety = Rs.175.50 per kg.


Question 57. In what proportion water must be added to spirit to gain 20% by selling it at the cost price?
  1.    1:5
  2.    1:6
  3.    1:8
  4.    1:7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1:5

Since first second varieties are mixed in equal proportions, so their average price = Rs.(126+135)/2= Rs.130.50 So, Now 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'.   Cost of 1 kg tea of 1st kind         Cost of 1 kg tea of 2nd kind         x-153/22.50 = 1  => x - 153 = 22.50  => x=175.50.  Hence, price of the third variety = Rs.175.50 per kg.


Question 58. Tea worth of Rs. 135/kg and Rs. 126/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____?
  1.    Rs. 175.50
  2.    Rs. 180
  3.    Rs.1700
  4.    Rs. 169.50
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rs. 175.50

Since first second varieties are mixed in equal proportions, so their average price = Rs.(126+135)/2= Rs.130.50 So, Now 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'.   Cost of 1 kg tea of 1st kind         Cost of 1 kg tea of 2nd kind         x-153/22.50 = 1  => x - 153 = 22.50  => x=175.50.  Hence, price of the third variety = Rs.175.50 per kg.


Question 59. How many kilograms 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?
  1.    54 Kg
  2.    42 Kg
  3.    63 Kg
  4.    36 Kg
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 63 Kg

By the rule of alligation: C.P. of 1 kg sugar of 1st kind      C.P. of 1 kg sugar of 2nd kind         Therefore, Ratio of quantities of 1st and 2nd kind = 14 : 6 = 7 : 3.  Let x kg of sugar of 1st kind be mixed with 27 kg of 2nd kind.  Then, 7 : 3 = x : 27 or x = (7 x 27 / 3) = 63 kg.


Question 60. The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs.20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is
  1.    Rs. 19.50
  2.    Rs. 18
  3.    Rs. 18.50
  4.    Rs. 19
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs. 18

Let the price of the mixed variety be Rs. x per kg. By the rule of alligation, we have :   Cost of 1 kg of type 1 rice           Cost of 1 kg of type 2 rice           ? (20-x)/(x-15) = 2/3  ?  60 - 3x = 2x - 30   ?  x = 18.


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