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Alligation

Rule of alligationIf two different things, one of which is cheaper than the other, are mixed in a
certain ratio to obtain a new mixture, the C.P. of the unit value of this new mixture is called the average
price or mean price.
Quantity of cheaper
(C.P. of dearer) (Mean Price)

=
Quantity of dearer
(Mean price) (C.P. of cheaper)

C.P. of unit quantity of cheaper

(c)

C.P. of unit quantity of dearer

(d)

Mean price
(m )

(d m)
(m c)
Cheaper quantity : dearer quantity
= (d m) : (m c)

Some other Important Formulae

1. In what ratio should two commodities of Rs. A per kg and Rs. B per kg respectively be mixed
so that the resulting mixture may cost Rs. C per kg ?
Reqd. ratio =

C~A
Mean price ~ Second price
=
Mean price ~ First price
ExampleA tea merchant blends two types of tea costing Rs. 15 per kg and Rs. 20 per kg each
repectively. In what ratio should these two types of tea be mixed so that the resulting mixture may cost
Rs. 1650 per kg ?
Sol. :
15
20

1650

350

C~B

150

Reqd. ratio =
=

350
150
35
15

Ans.
= 7:3
2. When water is mixed in milk or any liquid in such a way that the resulting mixture may give a
profit of x % when sold at the C.P. of the milk of liquid only then the ratio of water and milk is
given by
Water : Milk = x : 100

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Example In what ratio should water be mixed in the spirit so that there is a gain of 16 % when
3
the resulting mixture is sold at the C.P. of the spirit only ?
2
Water : Spirit = 16 : 100
Sol. :
3
50
: 100
=
3
Ans.
= 1:6

EXAMPLES
Example 1. 21 litre of a mixture of 95% purity is obtained when two solutions are mixed. If the
purity of one solution be 90% and of the purity of other be 97%, then how much solution of purity 97%
is taken ?
97 95
Ratio in solution of 90% and 97% =
Sol.
95 90
2
= =2:5
5
5 21
Reqd. quantity of second solution =
(2 + 5)
Ans.
= 15 litre
Example 2. 9 litre are drawn from a cask full of water and it is then filled with milk. 9 litre of
mixture are drawn and the cask is again filled with milk. The quantity of water now left in the cask is to
that of the milk in at is as 16 : 9. How much mixture does the cask hold ?
Sol. Let there be x litre of mixture in the cask

Water left in the cask after 2 operations

=
Whole quantity of milk in the cask

x 9 2
x

16
=
(16 + 9)

x 9 2
x

x9
4
=
5
x

4x = 5x 45

x = 45 litre

Ans.

Example 3. A mixture of 20 kg of sprit and water contains 10% of water. How much water must
be added to make 25% of the resulting mixture ?
Sol. Quantity of water to be added
(Value of reqd. % value of present %)
=
Quantity of solution
(100% value of reqd. %)
(25 10)
=
20
(100 25)
15 20
=
= 4 kg
Ans.
75

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