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- Question
A drum contains 80 litres of ethanol. 20 litres of this liquid is removed and replaced with water. 20 litres of this mixture is again removed and replaced with water. How much water (in litres) is present in this drum now?
Options- A. 45
- B. 40
- C. 35
- D. 44
- Correct Answer
- 35
- 1. An alloy contains copper and tin in the ratio 3 : 2. If 250 gm of copper is added to this alloy then the copper in it becomes double the quantity of tin in it. What is the amount (in gm) of tin in the alloy?
Options- A. 250
- B. 750
- C. 1000
- D. 500 Discuss
- 2. There are three bottles of mixture of syrup and water of ratios 2:3, 3:4 and 7:5. 10 Litres of first and 21 Litres of second bottles are taken. How much quantity from third bottle is to be taken so that final mixture from three bottles will be of ratios 1:1.
Options- A. 25 Litres
- B. 20 Litres
- C. 35 Litres
- D. 30 Litres Discuss
- 3. In a container, there is 960 ltr of pure milk from which 48 ltr of milk is replaced with 48 ltr of water, again 48 ltr milk is replaced by same amount of water, as this process is done once more. Now, what is the amount of pure milk?
Options- A. 901.54 ltr
- B. 821.54 ltr
- C. 719.64 ltr
- D. 823.08 ltr Discuss
- 4. In what ratio should tea costing Rs 300/kg be mixed with tea costing Rs 200/kg so that the cost of the mixture is Rs 225/kg?
Options- A. 3 : 1
- B. 1 : 3
- C. 1 : 4
- D. 4 : 1 Discuss
- 5. If a dairy mixes cow's milk which contains 10% fat with buffalo's milk which contains 20% fat, then the resulting mixture has fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio was the cow's milk mixed with buffalo's milk?
Options- A. 2 : 5
- B. 1 : 5
- C. 2 : 3
- D. 2 : 1 Discuss
- 6. An alloy is made by mixing metal A costing Rs 2000/kg and metal B costing Rs 400/kg in the ratio A:B = 3:1. What is the cost (in Rs) of 8 kilograms of this alloy?
Options- A. 1600
- B. 9800
- C. 6400
- D. 12800 Discuss
- 7. A beaker contains acid and water in the ratio 1 : x. When 300 ml of the mixture and 50 ml of water are mixed, the ratio of acid and water becomes 2 : 5. What is the value of x?
Options- A. 2
- B. 1
- C. 3
- D. 4 Discuss
- 8. A mixture is composed of 11 parts of pure milk and 2 parts of water. If 35 litres of water were added to the mixture then the new mixture will contain twice as much pure milk as water, then how many litres of pure milk does the original mixture contain?
Options- A. 110
- B. 55
- C. 220
- D. 70 Discuss
- 9. If each side of a square is increased by 25%, find the percentage change in its area.
Options- A. 56.25%
- B. 36.25%
- C. 16.25%
- D. 12.25% Discuss
- 10. If the diagonal of a rectangle is 17cm long and its perimeter is 46 cm. Find the area of the rectangle.
Options- A. 110
- B. 120
- C. 130
- D. 140 Discuss
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Correct Answer: 500
Correct Answer: 30 Litres
Correct Answer: 823.08 ltr
Explanation:
Amount of pure milk= a(1 ?b/a)n(n = 3, a = pure milk and b = amount replaced)= 960 (1 ?48/960)^3= 960(1-1/20)^3= 960 * 19/20 * 19/20*19/20= 823.08 lt.
Correct Answer: 1 : 3
Correct Answer: 2 : 5
Correct Answer: 12800
Correct Answer: 2
Correct Answer: 110
Correct Answer: 56.25%
Explanation:
Let each side of the square be a. Then, area = .
New side =
. New area =
=
Increase in area =
Increase% =
% = 56.25%.
Correct Answer: 120
Explanation:
let length = x and breadth = y then
2(x+y) = 46 => x+y = 23
x²+y² = 17² = 289
now (x+y)² = 23²
=> x²+y²+2xy= 529
=> 289+ 2xy = 529
=> xy = 120
area = xy = 120 sq.cm
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