CUET Mathematics Arithmetic > Mixture & Alligation PYQs

The cost of type 1 rice is Rs. 20 per kg and type 2 rice is Rs. 30 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio 2:3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety is

From a container full of milk, 10 liters (l) was drawn and replaced by water. This process is repeated one more time. The ratio of quantity of milk and water left in the container is 4:5. Then the capacity of the container is:

400 g of apple vinegar has 40% apple juice in it. The amount of apple juice, which should be added to make it 60% in apple vinegar, is:

In what ratio must rice at ₹ 60 per kg is mixed with rice at ₹ 90 per kg so that the mixture be worth ₹ 80 per kg?

500 g of jaggery syrup has 30% jaggery in it. The quantity of jaggery that should be added to make it 50% of syrup is:

In what ratio water must be added to dilute honey costing Rs.240 per litre so that resulting syrup would be Rs.180 per litre

The water and milk in two vessels are in the ratio:1:1 and 3:8 respectively. In what ratio, the mixtures in the vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture containing water and milk in the ratio 4:7?

From a container full of orange juice, 7.5 liters was drawn out and replaced by soda water. This process is repeated 5 more time. The ratio of quantity of orange juice and soda water left in the container is 4:5. How much liter of orange juice did the container originally had? [(Use:0.44) 1/6 = 0.802]

Siyaram has 100 kg apples, he sells a part of it at 8% profit and rest of it at 18% profit. The overall profit he earns is 14%. The quantity he sold at 18% profit is:

In what ratio must pulses at ₹72 per kg be mixed with pulses ₹90 per kg so that the mixture be worth ₹80 per kg?

Three varieties A, B and C of rice are mixed together in the ratio 1:1:3 respectively. The price of rice A is Rs 127 per kg and that of rice B is Rs 135 per kg. If the price of the mixture is Rs. 152 per kg, then the price per kg of rice of type C is:

If water is mixed with milk to gain 20% by selling the mixture at cost price. Then ratio of water to milk in mixture, is:

In what ratio a grocery shopkeeper mix two varieties of pulses worth Rs. 85 per kg and Rs. 100 per kg respectively, so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 92 per kg?

A container contains 100 liters of milk. From this container, 10 liters of milk is taken out and replaced by water. This process is repeated two more times.The amount of milk left in the container now is:

The average salary per head of the entire staff of a small factory including the managers and technicians is Rs.5750. The average salary per head of the manager is Rs. 20000 and that of technicians is Rs. 5000. If there are four managers, then the number of technicians in the factory is:

Pure milk costs Rs. 75 per litre. A milkman adds water to 28 liters of pure milk and sells the mixture at Rs. 60 per litre. How many liters of water does he add?

In what ratio should a shopkeeper mix two types of rice, one costing ₹20 per kg and another costing ₹40 per kg to get a rice variety costing ₹ 28 per kg?

A tub contains 60 litres of milk. From this tub, 6 litres of milk was taken out and replaced with water. This whole process was repeated further two more times. How much milk is there in the tub now?

A shopkeeper has 300 Kg millet, a part of which he sells at 10 % profit. The remaining quantity of millet was of poor quality, and he sold it at 5 % loss. In the whole transaction, he made a profit of 7 %. The quantity of the millet sold at 5 % loss is:

In what ratio, water must be added to dilute honey costing ₹ 320 per liter so that the resulted syrup would be worth ₹ 280 per liter?

The quantity of water that must be added to 36 litres of milk at $2\frac{1}{2}$ litres for ₹ 120 so as to have mixture worth ₹ 36 for a litre is :