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4 kg of rice at Rs.5 per kg is mixed with 8 kg rice at Rs.6 per kg. Find the average price of the mixture.

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Important Questions on Averages

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A vessel contains a solution of two liquids A and B in the ratio 5:3. When 10 liters of the solution is taken out and replaced by the same quantity of B, the ratio of A and B in the vessel becomes 10:11.The quantity (in litres) of the solution, in the vessel, was ______.
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Two bottles of the same capacity are 35% and 3313% full of orange juice, respectively. They are filled up completely with apple juice and the contents of both the bottles are emptied into another vessel. The percentage of apple juice in the mixture is:
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A vessel contains a 32 litres solution of acid and water in which the ratio of acid and water is 5:3 if 12 litres of the solution are taken out and 712 litres of water and added to it, then what is the ratio of acid and water in the resulting solution?
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In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio (by volume) of milk and water is 2 : 1. If X litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of milk and water becomes 1 : 2, then what is the value of X?
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In what ratio a man must mix pulses at 11.10 per kg with 15.20 per kg so as to make a mixture worth 13.20 per kg?
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The ratio (by volume) of milk and water in a mixture is 2:1. If we add 12 litres of water in the mixture, then the ratio of milk and water becomes 4:3. What is the quantity of water in the new mixture?
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25 litres of a mixtures contains 30% of spirit and rest water. If 5 litres of water be mixed in it, the percentage of spirit in the new mixture is:
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A solution contains acid and water in the ratio of 4:5. If 20% of the solution is replaced by water, then what will be the ratio of acid and water in the new solution?
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Two varieties of sugar are mixed together in a certain ratio. The cost of the mixture per Kg is 0.50 less than that of the superior and 0.75 more than the inferior variety. The ratio in which the superior and inferior varieties of sugar have been mixed is:
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50 litre mixture of water and alcohol contains 10% alcohol. How much more alcohol must be added to make the strength of alcohol 40% in the new mixture?

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In 729 l solutions of acid and water, The ratio of acid and water is 7:2.How many litres of water must be added to it to get the solution in which the ratio of acid and water is 5:3?
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A can contain a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7: 5. When 9 L of mixture is drain off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7: 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
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A vessel has 30 L of wine and 10 L of water. 4 L of mixture is taken out from vessel and 4 L of water is added. This process is repeated one more time. The ratio of quantity of wine is left and initial quantity of wine is
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In what ratio, sugar costing Rs.60 per kg be mixed with sugar costing Rs.42 per kg such that by selling the mixture at Rs.56 per kg there is a gain of 12%?
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Alloy A contains metals x and y in the ratio 5  2 and alloy B contains these metals in the ratio 3  4. Alloy C is prepared by mixing A and B in the ratio 4  5. Find the percentage of y in alloy C.
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A mixture contains wine and water in the ratio 3:2 and another mixture contains them in the ratio 4:5. How many litres of the latter must be mixed with 3 litres of the former so that the resultant mixture may contain equal quantities of wine and water?
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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 ratio of 2: 1. If the resultant ratio of milk and water in the vessel was 4: 1, what was the quantity of pure milk added in the vessel?
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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?
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7 litres mixture of milk and water contains 30% water. 3.5 litres of milk is added to this mixture. What is the percentage of water in the new mixture?
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In what ratio must a mixture of 15% spirit strength be mixed with that of 25% spirit strength to get a mixture of 21% spirit strength?