1. How many kg of sugar costing Rs. 5.75 per kg should be mixed with 75 kg of cheaper sugar costing Rs. 4.50 per kg so that the mixture is worth Rs. 5.50 per kg ?

350 kg

300 kg

250 kg

325 kg

Answer: 300 kg

Explanation:


2. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quantity of water (in litres) to be further added is ?

20

30

40

60

Answer: 60

Explanation:


3. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The Quantity sold at 18% profit is ?

400 kg

560 kg

600 kg

640 kg

Answer: 600 kg

Explanation:


4. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg ?

1:3

2:3

3:4

4:5

Answer: 2:3

Explanation:


5. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The Quantity sold at 18% profit is ?

400 kg

560 kg

600 kg

640 kg

Answer: 600 kg

Explanation:


6. The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs.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 ?

Rs. 19.50

Rs. 19

Rs. 18

Rs. 18.50

Answer: Rs. 18

Explanation:


7. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs. 12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth of Rs. 8 per litre ?

1: 2

2: 1

2: 3

3: 2

Answer: 1: 2

Explanation:


8. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The Quantity sold at 18% profit is ?

400 kg

560 kg

600 kg

640 kg

Answer: 600 kg

Explanation:


9. A vessel contains liquid P and Q in the ratio 5 : 3. If 16 litres of the mixture are removed and the same quantity of liquid Q is added, the ratio become 3 : 5. What quantity does the vessel hold ?

35 litres

45 litres

40 litres

50 litres

Answer: 40 litres

Explanation:


10. The average weight of boys in a class is 30 kg and the average weight of girls in the same class is 20kg. If the average weight of the whole class is 23.25 kg, what could be the possible strength of boys and girls respectively in the same class ?

14 and 16

13 and 27

17 and 27

None of these

Answer: 13 and 27

Explanation:

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