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  • 1. 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 maximum whose cost is Rs.52 per liter?

  • Options
  • A. 120
  • B. 180
  • C. 110
  • D. 160
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  • 2. In a 40 litre mixture of alcohol & water, the ratio of alcohol and water is 5 : 3. If 20% of this mixture is taken out and the same amount of water is added then what will be the ratio of alcohol and water in final mixture?

  • Options
  • A. 1:1
  • B. 2:1
  • C. 3:1
  • D. 1:2
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  • 3. The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol is?

  • Options
  • A. 6 ml
  • B. 11 ml
  • C. 15 ml
  • D. 9 ml
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  • 4. A mixture of 70 litres of Fruit Juice and water contains 10% water. How many litres of water should be added to the mixture so that the mixture contains 12.5% water?

  • Options
  • A. 2 lit
  • B. 4 lit
  • C. 1 lit
  • D. 3 lit
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  • 5. Milk and water are mixed in a vessel A as 4:1 and in vessel B as 3:2. For vessel C, if one takes equal quantities from A and B, find the ratio of milk to water in C.

  • Options
  • A. 1:9
  • B. 9:1
  • C. 3:7
  • D. 7:3
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  • 6. The concentration of glucose in three different mixtures (glucose and alcohol) is 12,35 and 45 respectively. If 2 litres, 3 litres and 1 litre are taken from these three different vessels and mixed. What is the ratio of glucose and alcohol in the new mixture?

  • Options
  • A. 3:2
  • B. 4:3
  • C. 2:3
  • D. 3:4
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  • 7. One type of liquid contains 25 % of benzene, the other contains 30% of benzene. A can is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. Find the percentage of benzene in the new mixture.

  • Options
  • A. 27 %
  • B. 26 %
  • C. 29 %
  • D. 21 %
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  • 8. Equal quantities of three mixtures of milk and water are mixed in the ratio 1:2, 2:3 and 3:4. The ratio of water and milk in the mixture is?

  • Options
  • A. 193 : 122
  • B. 97 : 102
  • C. 115 : 201
  • D. 147 : 185
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  • 9. In what ratio should two varieties of sugar at Rs.18 per kg and Rs.24 Kg be mixed together to get a mixture whose cost is Rs.20 per kg?

  • Options
  • A. 1:3
  • B. 3:1
  • C. 1:2
  • D. 2:1
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  • 10. The milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 respectively. In what ratio the liquids in both the vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel c consisting half milk and half water?

  • Options
  • A. 8:3
  • B. 6:7
  • C. 7:5
  • D. 11:7
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