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A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is:

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Important Questions on Mixture and Alligation

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Two types of rice (type 1 and type 2 ) were mixed in the respective ratio of 1:3. The mixture was then sold at the rate of 75.60 per kg to gain a profit of 20%. If the price of type 1 rice is 75 per kg, what is the price of type 2 rice per kg?
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What must the ratio of two types of rice of ₹ 6.20 per kg and ₹ 8.20 per kg, such that the price of mixture becomes ₹ 7.20 per kg?
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In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing ₹ 12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth of ₹ 8 per litre?
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The cost of type 1 rice is ₹ 15 per kg and type 2 rice is ₹ 20 per kg. If both type 1 and type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2:3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:

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A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26%. The quantity of whisky replaced is:
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The ratio of milk and water in a mixture whose quantity is 729 mL is 7:2. What quantity of water must be added, so that the ratio of milk and water is 7:3?
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In a mixture of 25 L, the ratio of acid and water is 4:1. Another 3 L of water is added to the mixture. The ratio of acid and water in the new mixture, is:
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The ratio of the volumes of water and glycerine in 240 cc of a mixture is 1:3. The quantity of water (in cc) that should be added to the mixture, so that the new ratio of the volumes of water and glycerine becomes 2:3 is: