Quantitative Apitude-Alligation or Mixture

Quantitative Apitude-Alligation or Mixture
11. A sum of Rs. 312 was divided among 100 boys and girls in such a way that each boy gets Rs. 3.60 and each girl Rs. 2.40. The number of girls is :
  • 40
  • 60
  • 35
  • 65
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12. A man covered a distance of 2000 km in 18 hours partly by bus at 72 kmph and partly by train at 160 kmph. The distance covered by bus is :
  • 1280 km
  • 720 km
  • 860 km
  • 640 km
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13. A sum of Rs. 36.90 is made up of 180 coins which are  either 10 paise coins or 25 paise coins. the number of 10 paise coins is :
  • 126
  • 54
  • 120
  • 60
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14. A dishonest milkman prfesses 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 ;
  • 25%
  • 20%
  • 6 1/4
  • 4%
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15. A mixture of 20kg of spirit and water contsins 10% water. How much water must added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25% ?
  • 4 kg
  • 5 kg
  • 8 kg
  • 30 kg
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16. A container contains 40 kg of milk. From this container 4 kg of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container ?
  • 27.36 kg
  • 29.16 kg
  • 28 kg
  • 26.34 kg
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17. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 :5. when 9 litres of mixture are drawn of 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 ?
  • 25
  • 21
  • 20
  • 10
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18. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?
  • 1/3
  • 1/4
  • 1/5
  • 1/7
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19. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:
  • Rs. 169.50
  • Rs. 170
  • Rs. 175.50
  • Rs. 180
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20. 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?
  • 10
  • 20
  • 21
  • 25
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