Alligation Class Room Assignment Maths by: M. K.

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kg. so that there must be a profit of 25% be selling
the mixture at 40 paise/kg. ?
(a) 20 (b) 30
(c) 40 (d) 50 Ans (a)
A shop-keeper will mix-up two types of sugar
` `
one is at ` 12/kg and the other is at ` 7/kg in the
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ratio so that the mixture is at ` 8/kg. ?
(a) 7 : 12 (b) 1 : 4
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 12 : 7 Ans (b)
What should be the ratio of ` 180/kg and ` 280/
kg of teas so that there must be a profit of 20%
by selling the mixture at ` 320/kg. ?
(a) 3 : 13 (b) 4 : 13
(c) 1 : 13 (d) 2 : 13 Ans (d)
What should be the ratio of 30% alcohol and 50%
` `
alcohol to make the mixture of 45% alcohol ?
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 1 Ans (b)
10 kg of wheat at ` 8 per kg and 15 kg of wheat
at ` 10 per kg are mixed. Find out the average
? rate of the mixture.
A man has a chemical of ` 25 per litre. What (a) ` 9.5/kg (b) ` 9.2/kg
should be the ratio of water to chemical so that (c) ` 7.5/kg (d) ` 8.5/kg Ans (b)
the mixture yields 25% profit on being sold at `
20 per litre ?
(a) 14 : 9 (b) 16 : 9 An alloy has 12% copper. In order to get 69 kg.
(c) 9 : 14 (d) 9 : 16 Ans (d) copper what amount of alloy should be ?
(a) 424 kg (b) 575 kg
2
? (c) 828 kg (d) 1736 kg Ans (b)
3
What should be the ratio of teas of ` 60 per kg
and ` 65 per kg. So that on being sold at ` 68.20
per kg, there is a profit of 10% ?
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 3 : 4 There is a mixture of 40 litre having milk and
(c) 3 : 5 (d) 4 : 5 Ans (a)
water. Water is 10%. What amount of water be
added to make water 20% ?
(a) 6 (b) 6.5
(c) 5.5 (d) 5 Ans (d)
What amount of salt at the rate of 40 paise/kg. be
mixed up with 25 kg. of salt at the rate of 24 paise/

Classroom Assignment [1] Alligation

 In 300 kg. mixture of sugar and water, sugar is 40%. 1 1 1 1
What amount of sugar be mixed up so that sugar be (a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 5 6
50% in it ?
(a) 40 kg (b) 50 kg
(c) 60 kg (d) 80 kg Ans (c)

There is 30% sugar is a mixture of 3 litre sugar and

In a mixture of 80 litre having milk and water, water. If one litre water is mixed again, what will be
water is 10%. What amount of water be mixed the percentage of sugar in new mixture ?
(a) 30 (b) 45
in it to make water 20% ?
(c) 50 (d) 60 Ans (b)
(a) 24 (b) 7
(c) 10 (d) 3 Ans (c)

In one kg. mixture of Iron & Sand, Iron is 20%. What A man sells pure milk by mixing water in it at
amount of sand be mixed to make the iron 10% ? the cost-price of pure milk. His gain is 20%. What
(a) 1000 gm (b) 500 gm
is the ratio of water and milk ?
(a) 5 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 1 : 5
1 (d) 5 : 2 (e) None Ans (c)
(c) 250 gm (d) kg Ans (a)
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A dishonest milk-man sells pure milk by mixing

There is 30% copper in a mixture of 2 kg copper water in it at the cost-price of pure milk having a
and alluminium. What amount of alluminium be mixed gain of 25%. What is the percentage of water in
up to make copper 20% ? this mixture ?
(a) 900 gms (b) 800 gms
2
(c) 1000 gms (d) 1200 gms Ans (c) (a) 25% (b) 20% (c) 16 %
3
1
(d) 33 % (e) None Ans (b)
3
In a mixture wine to water is 3 : 1. What part of
the mixture be taken out and the same amount of
water be mixed to make wine to water 1 : 1 ?
1 1 In a examination 12500 students participated
(a) (b) 50% boys and 70% girls passed the examination.
4 3
If the students who passed are 60% of the total
2 2 students, then tell how many girls participated in
(c) (d) Ans (b)
3 4 the examination ?
(a) 6500 (b) 6200
(c) 5500 (d) 6250 Ans (d)
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An urn is filled with liquids, in which 3 part is water
and 5 part is syrup. What part of the mixture be taken ` 41 were distributed among 50 boys & girls.
out and the same amount of water be added to make Each boy got 90 paise, while each girl got 65 paise,
it half part water and half part syrup ? Ans (c) then find out the number of boys.
(a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 36
(d) 34 (e) None Ans (d)

Classroom Assignment [2] Alligation

 An urn contains 81 litre of pure milk. One-third
A trader sold some part of 50 kg of rice at 10% of milk was replaced by water. Again one-third
gain and the rest at 5% loss. If he got 7% gain, of mixture is taken out. Then, find out the ratio
then find out the ratio of rice sold at 10% gain of milk to the water.
and 5% loss. (a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 4 : 1 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : Ans (d)
(d) 3 : 5 (e) None Ans (c)
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An urn contains 60 litre of pure milk. 12 litre
Ramesh deposited ` 1500 in two banks. He de- milk is taken out and the same amount of water
posited some part at the rate of 6% p.a. and the is mixed. Again 12 litre mixture is taken out and
ramaining part at the rate of 5% p.a. At the end the same amount of water is poured. What will
of the year he got ` 85 totally, then tell the amount be the ratio of milk and water, finally ?
he invested at the rate of 6% p.a. (a) 16 : 9 (b) 15 : 10
(a) ` 800 (b) ` 1000 (c) ` 500 (c) 16 : 10 (d) 9 : 5 Ans (a)
(d) ` 100 (e) None Ans (b) A B
A B
C

Two mixtures of A and B contain gold and cop-

A trader bought 50 kg. of rice. Some part was per in the ratio 7 : 2 and 7 : 11 respectively. If the
sold at 8% profit and the rest part at 18% profit. same amount of A and B taken to make a new
If in the whole transaction he got 14% profit, then mixture C, what will be the ratio of gold and cop-
what amount of rice was sold at 18% profit ? per is that ?
(a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 30 (a) 5 : 9 (b) 5 : 7 (c) 7 : 5
(d) 36 (e) None Ans (c) (d) 9 : 5 (e) None Ans (c)

A mixture of 729 litre. contains Milk and Water

in the rario 7 : 2. What amount of water be mixed Three urns contain equal amount of mixtures. The
to make the ratio 7 : 3 ? ratios of milk and water are in 4 : 1, 5 : 2 and 6 : 1.
(a) 81 (b) 71 If all the mixture be mixed then what will be the ratio
(c) 56 (d) 50 Ans (a) of water and milk ?
(a) 9 : 13 (b) 13 : 9 (c) 22 : 83
(d) 27 : 67 (e) None Ans (c)
Milk and water are in the ratio 7 : 3 in the mix- A B
ture of 80 litre. What amount of water be mixed C
to make the ratio 2 : 1 ?
(a) 5 (b) 6 C
(c) 8 (d) 4 Ans (d) Two mixtures A and B contain gold and copper in the
ratio 5 : 3 and 5 : 11 respectively. Equal amounts of A

Classroom Assignment [3] Alligation

 and B are taken to make a new mixture C, what will
be the ratio of gold and copper in the mixture ? A tea-seller buys two types of teas the rate of
(a) 25 : 13 (b) 33 : 15 first tea in double the rate of second tea. He mixes
(c) 15 : 17 (d) 17 : 15 Ans (c) both teas in the ratio 2 :3 and sells at ` 17.50/kg.
His gain percent is 25%. Find out the rate of
first type of tea.
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 30 (d)
(e) Ans (b)
In an alloy zinc, copper and tin are in the ratio 2 A B
: 3 : 1. In another alloy copper, tin and lead are in A B
the ratio 5 : 4 : 3. If the equal amounts of the
mixtures are taken and a new mixture is made, Milk and water are in the ratio 4 : 5 and 5 : 1 in two
find out the weight of gold per kg. vessels. What ratio from vessel-1 and vessel-2 be
1 1 mixed up to make the ratio of milk and water 5 : 4 ?
(a) kg (b) kg (a) 2 : 5 (b) 4 : 3
2 8
(c) 5 : 2 (d) 2 : 3 Ans (c)
3 7
(c) kg (d) kg Ans (b)
14 9
1
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3
In a alloy zinc and copper are in the ratio 1 : 2,
In second allow zinc and copper are in the ratio
2 : 3. If both the alloys are mixed up the ratio of
A trader buys some goods in ` 450 and sells one
zinc and copper becomes 5 : 8. Find out the ratio
third of it at 10% loss. If he want to have a gain
of both the alloys.
of 20% in the whole transaction, then remaining
(a) 3 : 10 (b) 3 : 7
goods will have to sell at what percent of profit ? (c) 10 : 3 (d) 7 : 3 Ans (a)
2
(a) 20% (b) 16 % (c) 25%
3
1
(d) 33 % (e) 35% Ans (e)
3 In a glass milk and water are in the ratio 3 : 5 and in
another glass it is in the ratio 6 : 1. In new mixture,
` both mixtures be mixed in what ratio so that milk
and water be in the ratio 1 : 1 ?
A trader has two types of rice at the rate of ` 6/kg. (a) 20 : 7 (b) 8 : 3
and ` 9/kg. in the ratio 5 : 2, sells at the rate of ` 8/ (c) 27 : 4 (d) 25 : 9 Ans (a)
kg. Find out his gain or loss profit. A B
(a) 25% (b) 20%
C
2 1
(c) 16 % (d) 9 %
3 11
Acid and water are in the ratio 4 : 3 and 5 : 3 in two
(e) None Ans (c)
vessels A & B. Both the mixtures be mixed up in
what ratio so that in mixture C the ratio of acid and
water be 3 : 2 ?
(a) 5 : 8 (b) 7 : 8

Classroom Assignment [4] Alligation

 (c) 7 : 5 (d) 4 : 7 Ans (b) In a vessel liquids A and B are in the ratio 7 : 5.
A B When 9 litre mixture is taken out and filled with
the same amount of B, the ratio of A and B be-
comes 7 : 9. Then, tell what amount of A was in
the vessel formerely ?
In vessel A acid and water are in the ratio 5 : 2. In (a) 10 (b) 20
vessel B acid and water are in the ratio 8 : 5. In (c) 21 (d) 35 Ans (c)
what ratio mixtures from A & B taken to make A B
acid and water in the ratio 9 : 4 ? 5
(a) 7 : 2 (b) 2 : 7 B A B
(c) 7 : 4 (d) 2 : 3 Ans (a)
A B In a vessel liquids A and B are in the ratio 7 : 5.
When 5 litre mixture is taken out and in place of that
C the same amount of B is filled up, the ratio of A and
B becomes 7 : 9. What is the capacity of the vessel ?
Alcohol and water are in the ratio 5 : 3 and 5 : 4 (a) 21 (b) 20
in two vessels A and B . What ratio of mixtures (c) 10 (d) 36 Ans (b)
be taken from both the vessels to make ratio of 7 A B
acid to water 7 : 5 in the vessel C ? A
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 B
(c) 3 : 5 (d) 2 : 5 Ans (a)
60 kg of an alloy A is mixed with 100 kg of an
alloy B. If the ratio of lead and tin in A is 3 : 2
and the ratio tin and copper is B is 1 : 4, Then,
the amount of tin in new alloy will be -
In a mixture wine and water are in the ratio 3 : 2. (a) 44 kg (b) 53 kg
In the second mixture wine and water are in the (c) 80 kg (d) 24 kg Ans (a)
ratio 4 : 5. What amount in litre of the second
mixture be taken to mix it with 3 litre of the first
mixture to make the equal amount of wine & water?
2 2 Sprit and water are in the ratio 3 : 7 and 7 : 5 in two mix-
(a) 1 (b) 5 ture of 20 litre and 36 litre respectively. If both the mix-
3 5
1 3 tures be mixed up, what will be the ratio of sprit and water ?
(c) 4 (d) 3 (a) 25 : 29 (b) 9 : 10
2 4 Ans (b)
(c) 27 : 29 (d) 27 : 31 Ans (c)

In a mixture of 20 litre milk and water are in the

ratio 5 : 3. If 4 litre mixture be exchanged by the In a vessel milk to water is 5 : 2. In another ves-
same amount of milk, the ratio of milk to water is- sel it is in the ratio 8 : 5. If both mixtures be
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 6 : 5 (c) 7 : 3 mixed up in the ratio 7 : 2, find out the ratio of
(d) 8 : 3 (e) None Ans (c) milk to water in that.
A B (a) 9 : 4 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 7 : 2
B (d) (e) None Ans (a)
A B A B
A A B

Classroom Assignment [5] Alligation

 Ratio of milk and water in two vessels A and B
are 2 : 1 and 3 : 1. If 5 litre from vessel A and 6
litre from vessel B be mixed up, then find out Gold is 19 times heavier than water, copper is 9
the ratio of milk and water into it. times heavier than water. In what ratio gold and
(a) 47 : 19 (b) 37 : 19 (c) 37 : 12 copper be mixed so that the metal is 15 times
(d) 47 : 12 (e) None Ans (a) heavier than water ?
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 3
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 2 Ans (d)

In a mixture milk to water is 7 : 5, If 5 litre of

water is mixed again, then the ratio of milk to
water becomes 7 : 8. Now, the total amount of On the whole earth the ratio of land and water is 1 :
water in the new mixture is - 2. In north hemi-sphere the ratio of land and wa-
(a) 35 (b) 40 ter in 2 : 3 what is the ratio of land and water in
(c) 60 (d) 96 Ans (b) south hemi-sphere ?
(a) 4 : 11 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 7 Ans (a)

In a zoo, there are some Rabbits and some Pi-

geons. If heads are counted, it is 90 and if legs
are counted, it is 224. How many rabbits are in (a) 3 : 2 (b) 3 : 1
the zoo ? (c) 1 : 3 (d) 5 : 2 Ans (b)
(a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 48
(d) 22 (e) None Ans (d)

Rahim has some hens and some cows. If number (a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
of heads is 48 and number of legs is 140, then (c) 2 : 3 (d) 4 : 1 Ans (a)
how many hens are there ?
(a) 22 (b) 23
(c) 24 (d) 26 Ans (d)

Aishwarya has some hens and some sheeps, num-

ber of heads is 38 and number of legs is 100. What
is the ratio of hens and sheeps ?
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 5 : 3
(c) 6 : 13 (d) 13 : 6 Ans (d)

Classroom Assignment [6] Alligation