MIXTURE & ALLEGATION BY ELITESGRID

ARITHMETIC ASSIGNMENT 14
50 PRACTICE QUESTIONS

ELITESGRID – LIVE SESSIONS FOR MBA EXAMINATIONS

Q1. 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 containing half milk and half water.

Q2. A shopkeeper buys 2 varities of rice , one at Rs 20 per kg and the other at Rs 30 per kg . In what ratio should the two varieties be mixed so
that the shopkeeper can sell the mixture at Rs 28 per kg and make a profit of 20%

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Q3. If certain litres of Milk was mixed with 10 litres of water, the mixtures costs Rs 42/litre. If milk's cost was Rs 56/litre, how much litres of
milk were mixed?

Q4. A mixture of liquid P,Q,R contains three in ratio 2:4:7 respectively . P & Q are added till ratio becomes 7:4:2 . Find Ratio of P & Q
added.

Q5. The cost price of four articles A, B, C and D are ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’ respectively. A, B, C and D are sold at profits of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40%
respectively. If the net profit on the sale of these four articles is 25%, ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’ cannot be in the ratio
(a) 4 : 1 : 4 : 3 (b) 1 : 2 : 2 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 : 6 : 1 (d) 5 : 2 : 7 : 3

Q6. A vendor sells his goods such that he makes a profit of x% on selling x items. If fifth item is sold for 218, what will be the selling price of
ninth item?
a) 232 b) 234 c) 236 d)238

Q7. Three articles are sold at the profit of 20%, 25% and 40% and the net profit comes out to be 30%. Had the article sold at 25% been sold at
15% profit and the article sold at 40% been sold at its cost price then the profit on the sale of three articles would have been

Q8. A Jar Contains A Mixture Of Milk & Water In The Ratio 4:1.When 10 Litres Of The Mixture Is Taken Out & 10 Litres Of Water Is Poured Into
The Jar,The Ratio Becomes 2:3.How Many Litres Of Milk Was In The Jar?
Q9. A Vessel Contains mixture of liquids A and B in the ratio 3:2.When 20 litres of the mixture is taen out and replaced by 20 litres of liquid
B,the ratio changes to 1:4.How many litres of liquid A was there initially present in the vessel?

Q10. A can contains a mixture of two liquids in proportion 7:5.When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B,the proportion
of A and B becomes 7:9.How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?

Q11. Three glasses of Sizes 5 litres,10 litres & 15 litres contain mixture of Milk & Water in the ratio 3:2,4:6&4:11 respectively.The Contents of

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all the three glasses are poured into single vessel.Find the ratio of Milk to Water in the resultant mixture.

Q12. Three bottle of Capacity 6 Litres,12 Litres and 4 litres contain mixture of Sugar water and honey in the ratio 1:5 , 7:5 & 1:3
respectively.The contents of all the three bottles are poured into single bottle.Find the ratio of Sugar water to honey in the resultant mixture?

Q13. Four glasses of sizes 2Litres,8 Litres,12 Litres & 16 Litres contain mixture of milk & Water in the ratio 1:1 ,3:5,7:5,9:7 respectively.The
Contents of all the four glasses are poured into single glass.Find the ratio of Milk & Water in the resultant Mixture?

Q14. In an Alloy,Zinc and Copper are in the ratio 3:4,In the Second alloy the same elements are mixed in the ratio 7:2.In what ratio should
these two alloys be mixed to form a new alloy in which the two elements are in the ratio 5:6?

Q15. In An Alloy The Zinc & Copper Are In The Ratio 1:3.In The Second Alloy The Same Elements Are In The Ratio 4:3.In What Ratio Should
These Two Alloys Be Mixed To Form A New Alloy In Which The Two Elements Are In The Ratio 4:5?

Q16. A mixture of 40 litres of milk and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to the mixture so that there is 20% water in
the new mixture?
Q17. This morning, Gopal, the local milkman, was in a hurry to leave home for selling milk. in his hurry he asked Suppandi, his servant lo pour
half of the water from the water drum into the milk drum containing pure milk and then to bring him a full can of the diluted milk for selling.
However,Suppandi got confused and he poured half the milk from the milk drum Into the waler drum and brought out a full can of the
contents from the latter for his master to sell. The concentration of the milk in the can that Suppandi brought was 1/n times that intended by
Gopal.
If n=3 what would be the concentration of the milk had Gopal mixed the entire contents of the milk drum and the water drum?

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Q18. Two vessels X and Y of equal capacities are each filled to half their capacities with solutions of milk and water. The ratio of milk and water
in X and Y are 3:4 and 2:3 respectively . If 40 % of the solution from X is transferred to Y and then an equal quantity of solution is transferred
from Y back to X , the ratio of milk and water in the vessel X will be
a)58:99 b) 67:113 c) 103:142 d) 85:118

Q19. There are two vessels P and Q , containing only milk and only water respectively . the volume of milk in P is the same as the volume of
water in Q . Now one third the contents of P are poured into Q , after which one-fourth the contents of Q are piured back into P. If this process
is repeated 15 more times , What is the approximate final concentration of milk in vessel P

Q20. Vessel 1 contains 5 litres of alcohol; vessel 2 contains 5 litres of water. From vessel 1, one mug of alcohol is taken and added to vessel 2.
One mug of the mixture is poured back into 'vessel 1. What can be said about the percentage of alcohol in vessel 2 and the percentage of
water in vessel 1?
(1)The former is greater than the latter.
(2)The two are equal.
(3)The latter is greater than the former.
(4)Nothing can be said as volume of the mug is not known
Q21. A vessel is filled with liquid containing a mixture of 5 part water and 7 part syrup. What percentage of the liquid must be drawn off
and replaced with water so that mixture may be half water & half syrup.

Q22. From a vessel containing 160 litres of milk, ‘x’ litres is drained out and replaced with water. Then ‘x’ litres of milk-water solution is
drained out and replaced with water. If the quantity of milk left in the vessel is 90 litres, then what is the value of ‘x’?

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Q23. Kadbury offers a packet of 5 chocolates at the list price of 4 chocolates and on purchasing 19 such packets gives one packet
absolutely free. A trader receives 20 packets of the chocolates in the offer and sells each chocolate at its list price. What is his net
percentage profit?
(a)24% (b) 31.58% (c) 35% (d) 53.75%

Q24. A beaker contained V litres of a mixture of milk and water , with milk and water in the ratio of 3:2 . The total volume of the mixture
was increase by 60% by adding water . Next 38.4 litres of the solution in the beaker was replaced by water . If the final ratio of milk and
water in the beaker is 3:7 . Then find the value of V

Q25. X and Y are two types of oils prepared by mixing olive oil and mustard oil in the ratio of 11:3 and 2:5 Respectively . If a third type of
oil Z , is prepared by mixing oils X and Y in the ratio m:n , such that the percentage of olive oil in the resulting mixture is 50% find m:n
a) 3:8 b) 1:1 c) 3:4 d) 11:5

Q26. In what proportion must a grocer mix sugar at Rs.12/kg and Rs.7/kg so as to make a mixture worth Rs.8/kg?
A 7 : 12
B1:4
C2:3
D 12 : 7
Q27. Marked price of an article is 30% higher than the cost price. If a trader sells the articles allowing 10% discount to customer, then the
gain percent will be

Q28. A trader had 630 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 15% profit and the rest at 8% profit, so that he made a total profit of 12%. How
much rice (in kgs) did he sell at 8% profit?
A 270

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B 300
C 280
D 290

Q29. A fruit seller sells an apple, an orange, a mango and a peach at loss of 10%, loss of 40%, profit of 20% and profit of 50% respectively.
Let the loss made on an apple and an orange together be as much as in amount as the profit made on a mango and a peach together.
Suppose you have the money to buy one apple and four oranges. But instead you buy five peaches. How many mangoes can you buy with
the rest of the money?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) Can’t say

Q30. There are two drums of petrol of different prices, their volumes being 220 litres and 180 litres. Equal quantities are drawn from the
two drums, and the petrol drawn from the first drum is poured into the second, and the petrol drawn from the second is poured into
the first. Now the price of petrol per litre in both drums becomes the same. How much is drawn from each drum?

Q31. If Beaker 1 has 100 liter of milk and container 2 has 100 liter of water.
If 50 lit of milk is taken from container 1 and pour into container 2, then 50 liter of solution taken from container 2 and pour into
container 1.
And this process is repeated 3 more time. then what is the ratio of milk : water in beaker 2.
Q32. If 60 ml of a drink containing a% alcohal is mixed with 240 ml of another drink containing b% of alcohal to give a resultant drink
containing 45% alcohal . If a > b and it is known that b is an integer , then how many integral values can "a" assume.

Q33. In what proportion can we mix rice of three varieties priced at Rs 20/kg , Rs 24/kg and Rs 36/kg so that price of mixture is Rs 28
?

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a) 3:4:5 b) 2:2:5 c) 1:3:4 d) 2:3:4

Q34.A trader sells 10 litres of a mixture of paints A and B, where the amount of B in the mixture does not exceed that of A. The cost
of paint A per litre is Rs. 8 more than that of paint B. If the trader sells the entire mixture for Rs. 264 and makes a profit of 10%, then
the highest possible cost of paint B, in Rs. per litre, is (CAT 2018)

Q35. Two types of tea, A and B, are mixed and then sold at Rs. 40 per kg. The profit is 10% if A and B are mixed in the ratio 3 : 2, and
5% if this ratio is 2 : 3. The cost prices, per kg, of A and B are in the ratio (CAT 2018)
a) 21 : 25 b)19 : 24 c)18 : 25 d)17 : 25

Q36. A wholesaler bought walnuts and peanuts, the price of walnut per kg being thrice that of peanut per kg. He then sold 8 kg of
peanuts at a profit of 10% and 16 kg of walnuts at a profit of 20% to a shopkeeper. However, the shopkeeper lost 5 kg of walnuts and
3 kg of peanuts in transit. He then mixed the remaining nuts and sold the mixture at Rs. 166 per kg, thus making an overall profit of
25%. At what price, in Rs. per kg, did the wholesaler buy the walnuts? (CAT 2018)

Q37. In an examination, the maximum possible score is N while the pass mark is 45% of N. A candidate obtains 36 marks, but falls
short of the pass mark by 68%. Which one of the following is then correct? (CAT 2018)
a) N ≤ 200
b) 243 ≤ N ≤ 252
c) N ≥ 253
d) 201 ≤ N ≤ 242
Q38. Raju and Lalitha originally had marbles in the ratio 4 : 9. Then Lalitha gave some of her marbles to Raju. As a result, the ratio of the
number of marbles with Raju to that with Lalitha became 5 : 6. What fraction of her original number of marbles was given by Lalitha to
Raju? (CAT 2018)
a) 1/4
b)1/5
c)6/19

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d)7/33

Q39. There are two drums, each containing a mixture of paints A and B. In drum 1, A and B are in the ratio 18 : 7. The mixtures from drums
1 and 2 are mixed in the ratio 3 : 4 and in this final mixture, A and B are in the ratio 13 : 7. In drum 2, then A and B were in the ratio (CAT
2018)
a) 251 : 163 b) 239 : 161 c) 220 : 149 d)229 : 141

Q40. A 20% ethanol solution is mixed with another ethanol solution, say, S of unknown concentration in the proportion 1:3 by volume.
This mixture is then mixed with an equal volume of 20% ethanol solution. If the resultant mixture is a 31.25% ethanol solution, then the
unknown concentration of S is (CAT 2018)
a) 50% b) 55% c) 48% d) 52%

Q41.A jar contains a mixture of 175 ml water and 700 ml alcohol. Gopal takes out 10% of the mixture and substitutes it by water of the
same amount. The process is repeated once again. The percentage of water in the mixture is now (CAT 2018)
a) 25.4
b) 20.5
c) 30.3
d) 35.2
Q42. The scores of Amal and Bimal in an examination are in the ratio 11 : 14. After an appeal, their scores increase by the same amount
and their new scores are in the ratio 47 : 56. The ratio of Bimal’s new score to that of his original score is (CAT 2018)
a) 3 : 2 b) 4 : 3 c) 5 : 4 d) 8 : 5

Q43. The strength of a salt solution is p% if 100 ml of the solution contains p grams of salt. If three salt solutions A, B, C are mixed in the
proportion 1 : 2 : 3, then the resulting solution has strength 20%. If instead the proportion is 3 : 2 : 1, then the resulting solution has

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strength 30%. A fourth solution, D, is produced by mixing B and C in the ratio 2 : 7. The ratio of the strength of D to that of A is (CAT
2018)
a) 3 : 10
b) 1 : 3
c) 2 : 5
d) 1 : 4

Q44. Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by 50%, she fails by 35 marks. If her
post-review score is increased by 20%, she will have 7 marks more than the passing score. The percentage score needed for passing the
examination is (CAT 2019)

Q45. A chemist mixes two liquids 1 and 2. One litre of liquid 1 weighs 1 kg and one litre of liquid 2 weighs 800 gm. If half litre of the
mixture weighs 480 gm, then the percentage of liquid 1 in the mixture, in terms of volume, is (CAT 2019)

Q46.In an examination, Rama's score was one-twelfth of the sum of the scores of Mohan and Anjali. After a review, the score of each of
them increased by 6. The revised scores of Anjali, Mohan, and Rama were in the ratio 11:10:3. Then Anjali's score exceeded Rama's
score by (CAT 2019)
Q47. The number of employees in Obelix Menhir Co. is a prime number and is less than 300. The ratio of the number of employees who
are graduates and above, to that of employees who are not, can possibly be:
(1) 101 : 88 (2) 87 : 100 (3) 110 : 111 (4) 85 : 98 (5) 97 : 84

Q48. A Shopkeeper can buy ‘X’ number of pencils and ‘Y’ number of pens in Rs. 1000. Cost price of a pencil is Rs. 30 and that of a pen is

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Rs. 20. He gifts away a few pens and sells the remaining pens at Rs. 25 each and pencils at Rs. 35 each. If he does not make any profit or
loss in this transaction, then which of the following relations can be correct?
I. X + Y = 25
II. X + Y = 34
III. X + Y = 45
a. Only I b. I and II c. Only III d. I and III

Q49. If the selling price of 10 apples is equal to the cost price of 14 apples, which, in turn is equal to one-third of the total discount
offered upon 70 apples. Then find the profit / loss percentage when the mark-up percentage is halved and the discount percentage is
decreased by 5 percentage points

Q50. There are 560 pen, and they are divided into 3 categories, and them at a profit of 12%, 16% and 20% respectively. Profit made from
first two categories is 13% and overall 15% profit made all categories. Find the no. of pen in each category
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Ans 1) 7:5

Ans 2) 2:1

Ans 3) 30 L

Ans 4) 9:4
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Ans 5) D

Ans 6) 234

Ans 7) 10%

Ans 8) 16

Ans 9) 18

Ans 10) 21

Ans 11) 11:19

Ans 12) 9:13

Ans 13) 10:9

Ans 14) 112:9

Ans 15) 32:49

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Ans16) 5

Ans 17) 20%

Ans 18) C

Ans 19) 50%• ==

Ans 20) B

Ans 21) 14.28%

Ans 22) 40

Ans 23) B

Ans 24) 120

Ans 25) 3:4

Ans 26) B

Ans 27) 17

Ans 28) 270

Ans 29) D

Ans 30) 99
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Ans 31)=40/41

Ans 32) 13

Ans 33) A

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Ans 34) 20

Ans 35) 19:24

Ans 36) 96

Ans 37) B

Ans 38) 7/33

Ans 39) 239:161

Ans 40) a
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Ans 41) D

Ans 42) B

Ans 43) B

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Ans 44) 70%

Ans 45) 80

Ans 46) 32

Ans 47) 5

Ans 48) C

Ans 49) 12.5%

Ans 50) 300,100,160