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A jar contains a mixture of oil and water in the ratio 22 :3 . 50 litres of the mixture was taken out and 25 litres of water was added to it. If water was 34% in the resultant mixture, what was the initial quantity of the mixture (in litres ) in the jar?
A 175
B 150
C 75
D 125
The alcohol and water in a mixture are in the ratio of 7 : 8 respectively. If 11 litre water is added to it, then the ratio of alcohol and water in the new mixture becomes 3 : 5. What is the total quantity (in litres) of the alcohol in the new mixture?
A 21
B 24
C 35
D 32
A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?
A 4 litres, 8 litres
B 6 litres, 6 litres
C 5 litres, 7 litres
D 7 litres, 5 litres
80 litre mixture of milk and water contains 10% milk. How much milk (in litres) must be added to make water percentage in the mixture as 80%?
A 8
B 9
C 10
D 12
729ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 7 : 2 . How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water ?
A 405ml
B 81ml
C 72ml
D 91ml
A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn 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?
A 10
B 20
C 21
D 25
A 60 litre mixture of sugar and water contains sugar and water in the ratio 2:3. How many litres of the mixture should be replaced by sugar so that the ratio of sugar and water become 1:1?
A 6
B 10
C 15
D None
A 140 liter mixture of milk and water contains 20% water. How much milk , in liter, must be added to the mixture so that the new mixture will contain a water and milk ratio of 1 : 7?
A 80 liter
B 84 liter
C 112 liter
D None of these
A 180 liter mixture of milk and water contains 20% water. How much milk, in liters, must be added to the mixture so that the new mixture will contain water and milk in the ratio of 1 : 7?
A 100 liters
B 108 liters
C 144 liters
D 252 liters
Solution X contains 40% salt and 60% water by weights, Solution Y contains 25% salt and 75% water. If a mixture of X and Y contains 30% salt. What percent of the weight of this mixture is solution X?
A 10%
B 33.3%
C 40%
D 42.5%

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