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  • The ratio of water and alcohol in two different containers is 2:3 and 4:5. In what ratio we are required to mix the mixtures of two containers in order to get the new mixture in which the ratio of alcohol and water be 7:5?


  • Options
  • A. 7:3
  • B. 5:3
  • C. 8:5
  • D. 2:7

  • Correct Answer
  • 5:3 

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    • 1. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.

    • Options
    • A. 1:3
    • B. 2:3
    • C. 3:4
    • D. 4:5
    • Discuss
    • 2. The average weight of boys in a class is 30 kg and the average weight of girls in the same class is 20kg. If the average weight of the whole class is 23.25 kg, what could be the possible strength of boys and girls respectively in the same class?

    • Options
    • A. 14 and 16
    • B. 13 and 27
    • C. 17 and 27
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. A milk man sells the milk at the cost price but he mixes the water in it and thus he gains 9.09%. The quantity of water in the mixture of 1 liter is :

    • Options
    • A. 83.33 ml
    • B. 90.90 ml
    • C. 99.09 ml
    • D. can't be determined
    • Discuss
    • 4. A container contains 40 litres of milk.From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container.

    • Options
    • A. 26.34 litres
    • B. 27.36 litres
    • C. 28 litres
    • D. 29.16 litres
    • Discuss
    • 5. The ratio of petrol and kerosene in the container is 3:2 when 10 liters of the mixture is taken out and is replaced by the kerosene, the ratio become 2:3. Then total quantity of the mixture in the container is:

    • Options
    • A. 25
    • B. 30
    • C. 45
    • D. cannot be determined
    • Discuss
    • 6. In the 75 litres of mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. The quantity of water required to make the ratio of milk and water 3:1 is

    • Options
    • A. 1 litre
    • B. 3 litres
    • C. 4 litres
    • D. 5 litres
    • Discuss
    • 7. From a container, 6 liters milk was drawn out and was replaced by water. Again 6 liters of mixture was drawn out and was replaced by the water. Thus the quantity of milk and water in the container after these two operations is 9:16. The quantity of mixture is:

    • Options
    • A. 15
    • B. 16
    • C. 25
    • D. 31
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a pot, there is a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5. If it is filled with an additional 8 litres of milk, the pot would be full and ratio of milk and water would become 6 : 5. Find the capacity of the pot ?

    • Options
    • A. 11 lit
    • B. 22 lit
    • C. 33 lit
    • D. 44 lit
    • Discuss
    • 9. In a mixture of milk and water, there is only 26% water. After replacing the mixture with 7 liters of pure milk , the percentage of milk in the mixture become 76%. The quantity of mixture is:

    • Options
    • A. 65 liters
    • B. 91 liters
    • C. 38 liters
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Ratio of water and milk in a container is 2 : 3. If 40 liter mixture removed from the container and same quantity of milk is added to it then the ratio of water to milk becomes 1 : 4. Find the initial quantity of mixture ?

    • Options
    • A. 75 lit
    • B. 80 lit
    • C. 85 lit
    • D. 90 lit
    • Discuss


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