Q1.
In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of
water by weight was 75%. If In the 60 gms mixture 15
gms. water was added, what would be the percentage
of water in the new mixture ?
(a)75
(b)88
(c)90
(d)100
(e) None of these
Q2.
Sri Ganesh bought 40kgs of wheat at 12.50 per kg and
25 kgs of it at Rs. 15.10 per kg. He mixed them
together. At what rate should he sell the mixture to
earn 10% profit ?
(a)Rs. 13.50
(b)Rs. 13.25
(c)Rs. 14.75
(d)Rs. 14.85
(e) None of these
Q3.
Manish bought 25 kg of rice at Rs. 32 per kg and 15 kg
of rice at Rs. 36 per kg. What profit did he get when he
mixed the two varieties together and sold it at Rs.
40.20 per kg ?
(a)25%
(b)40%
(c)30%
(d)20%
(e) None of these
Q4.
A vessel contains 100 litres mixture of milk and water
in the respective ratio of 22:3. 40 liters of the mixture
is taken out from the vessel and 4.8 litres of pure milk
and pure water each is added to the mixture . By what
percentage the quantity of water in the final mixture
less then the quantity of milk?
(a)78.5
(b)79.167
(c)72.83
(d)76
(e)77.5
Q5.
There was 120 litres of pure milk in a vessel. Some
quantity of milk was taken out and replaced with 23
litres of water in such a way that the resultant ratio
between the quantities of milk and water in the
mixture was 4:1 respectively. Again 23 litres of the
mixture was taken out and replaced with 27 litres of
water. What is the respective ratio of milk and water
in the resultant mixture ?
(a) 58 : 37
(b) 116 : 69
(c) 69 : 43
(d) 101 : 37
(e) 368 : 227
Q6.
18 litres of pure water was added to a vessel
containing 80 litres of pure milk. 49 litres of the
resultant mixture was then sold and some more
quantity of pure milk and pure water was added to
the vessel in the respective ratio of 2:1. If the resultant
respective ratio of milk and water in the vessel was
4:1, what was the quantity of pure milk added in the
vessel ? (in litres)
(a)4
(b)8
(c)10
(d)12
(e)2
Q7.
In a vessel, there is a mixture of apple, orange and
mango juices in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 4 respectively. A
quantity of 12 litres from the mixture is replaced by 8
litres of apple juice. Thereafter the quantities of apple
and orange juices in the resultant, mixture become
same. Find out the initial quantity of mixture in the
vessel.
(a) 76 litres
(b) 65 litres
(c) 60 litres
(d) 80 litres
(e) None of these
Q8.
A vessel contains a mixture of Grapes, Pineapple and
Banana juices in the respective ratio of 4:6:5. 15 litres
of this mixture is taken out and 8 litres of grape juice
and 2 litres of pineapple juice is added to the vessel. If
the resultant quantity of grape juice is 10 litres less
than the resultant quantity of pineapple juice, what
was the initial quantity of mixture in the vessel ? (in
litres)
(a)120
(b)150
(c)105
(d)135
(e)90
Q9.
A 20 litre mixture contains milk and water in the
respective ratio of 3 : 2. Then 10 litres of the mixture
is removed and replaced with pure milk and the
operation is repeated once more. At the end of the two
removals and replacements, what is the ratio of milk
and water in the resultant mixture respectively?
(a) 17 : 3
(b) 9 : 1
(c) 4 : 17
(d) 5 : 3
(e) 3 : 14
Q10.
A jar has 60 litres of milk. From the jar, 12 litres of
milk was taken out and replaced by an equal amount
of water. If 12 litres of the newly formed mixture is
taken out of the jar, what is the final quantity of milk
left in the jar?.
(a) 38.4 litres
(b) 40 litres
(c) 36 litres
(d) 28.6 litres
(e) 36.5 litres
