Cluster · Alligation and Mixture Problems
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A shop keeper purchased 10 kg of rice and 20 kg of sugar at Rs.75 and Rs. 85 per kg respectively. On selling, he gained 20% on rice and 10% on sugar. What was the total sale price? pipeline-33731
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A shop keeper purchased 10 kg of rice and 20 kg of sugar at Rs.75 and Rs. 85 per kg respectively. On selling, he gained 20% on rice and 10% on sugar. What was the total sale price? pipeline-33730
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A shop keeper purchased 10 kg of rice and 20 kg of sugar at Rs.75 and Rs. 85 per kg respectively. On selling, he gained 20% on rice and 10% on sugar. What was the total sale price? pipeline-33729
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If 15 kg of sugar cost ₹600, what is the cost of 25 kg of sugar? pipeline-305206
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In what ratio, should rice at ₹ 60 per kg be mixed with rice at ₹ 42 per kg such that by selling the mixture at ₹ 56 per kg there is a gain of 12%? pipeline-366556
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The cost of 3 kg of rice is ₹180. The cost of 8 kg of rice is equal to that of 5 kg of pulse. The cost of 15 kg of pulses is equal to that of 2 kg of tea. The cost of 3 kg of tea is equal to that of 6 kg of walnuts. What is the cost (in ₹) of 10 kg of walnuts? pipeline-451363
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A bag contains 50 kg of pulses. There are three pulses, A, B, and C, mixed in it in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 3. The prices of pulses A, B, and C are ₹80 per kg, ₹60 per kg and ₹80 per kg respectively. What will be the average cost of 1 kg mixture of pulses? pipeline-490069
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In a chemistry laboratory, there are two varieties of some acid. Variety A costs Rs.80 per litre, while variety B costs Rs.100 per litre. In what proportion must a scientist mix both the varieties A and B, so that the mixture becomes worth Rs.92 per litre? pipeline-490820
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Shovik purchases two types of sugar: the first type at Rs. 45 per kg and the second type at Rs. 80 per kg. In what ratio should Shovik blend the first type of sugar with the second type so that, by selling each kg of the blended sugar at Rs.72 per kg, he makes a profit of 20%? pipeline-284142
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In a bag of rice of Rs. 70 per kg, two different types are mixed. First type of rice is 8 kg in quantity of Rs. 60 per kg, while the second type of rice is 4 kg in quantity. What is the price per kg of the second type of rice? pipeline-487151
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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing ₹15 and ₹20 per kg, respectively, so as to get a mixture worth ₹18 per kg? pipeline-307110
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Find the ratio in which a grocer should mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs.75 and Rs.90 per kg, respectively, so as to get a mixture costing Rs.80 per kg. pipeline-418145
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32 kg of sugar costing Rs. 24 per kg is mixed with 24 kg of sugar costing Rs. 31 per kg. What is the cost of the mixture? pipeline-624173
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There are two types of milk. The price of one type of milk is Rs. 70/litre and the price of other type of milk is Rs. 50/litre. If the two types of milk are mixed, the price of new mixture will be Rs. 55/litre. Find the ratio of the two types of milk in this new mixture. pipeline-285125
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A shopkeeper mixes two qualities of rice, which cost him ₹40 per kg and ₹47.50 per kg respectively, in such a way that he has 15 kg of the blended rice costing him a total of ₹645. What is the weight (in kg) of the rice that cost him ₹47.50 per kg? pipeline-343399
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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs.120 per kg and Rs.130 per kg, so that by selling the mixture at Rs.136.40 per kg, he may gain 10%? pipeline-489392
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5 kg of Rs.18 per kg wheat is mixed with 2 kg of another type of wheat to get a mixture costing Rs.20 per kg. Find the price (per kg) of the costlier wheat. pipeline-284077
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Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 120 per kg is mixed with rice at Rs. 155 per kg to get a mixture worth Rs. 135 per kg. pipeline-492036
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In what proportion should a grocer mix wheat at ₹12 per kg and ₹25 per kg so as to make a mixture of worth ₹20 per kg? pipeline-573965
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In which ratio a trader must mix two quantities of ₹18 per kg and ₹27 per kg, so that the price of the mixture becomes ₹25 per kg ? pipeline-492294
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One quality of rice at 45 per kg is mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio of 3 : 2. If the mixture so formed is worth ₹50 per kg, what is the rate per kg of the second quality of rice? pipeline-541591
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If two qualities of pulses 'X' and 'Y' of prices ₹100 and ₹150 per kg are mixed in the ratio 7 : 20, then what is the price (in ₹) of this mixture of pulses (correct to the nearest Rupees)? pipeline-541025
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In what ratio must a shopkeeper mix two types of rice worth ₹55 per kg and ₹70 per kg, so that the average cost of the mixture is ₹65 per kg? pipeline-569509
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Rice worth 126 per kg and 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio of 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth 153 per kg, then the price of the third variety per kg (in Rs.) is: pipeline-564138
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Good quality rice and low quality rice are mixed in the ratio 4 : 5 respectively and ratio of their cost prices is 5 : 4 respectively. Find the profit percentage earned when the final mixture is sold at the cost of good quality rice. pipeline-41596
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A milkman buys some milk. If he sells it at Rs 5 per litre, he loses Rs 300, but when he sells it at Rs 6 per litre, he gains Rs 250. How much milk did he purchase? pipeline-233326
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A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of rice worth Rs 50/kg and Rs 30/kg in the ratio 3 : 5. The total quantity of the first mixed variety was 27 kg. He sells the mixture at Rs.47/kg. Find the percentage of profit earned by the shopkeeper. pipeline-95617
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english | percentage | intermediate | |
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There are two different detergent powder one is a wheel and one is a surf-excel is used in the washing machine for washing some clothes. If the price of wheel detergent is Rs.30 per kg and the price of surf-excel detergent is Rs.12 per kg. So, find the ratio of the quantity of the bother detergent if the mixed price is Rs.18 per kg. pipeline-61469
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If 6 kg of rice costing Rs. 25/kg and 3 kg of sugar costing Rs. 40/kg are mixed together then, what is the average cost of the mixture per kg? pipeline-47483
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Three types of rice are mixed. The weight and price of each type are as follows: 55.5 kg of Rice 1 at Rs 27 per kg 37 kg of Rice 2 at Rs 38 per kg 92.5 kg of Rice 3 at Rs 45 per kg. Find the price of the mixture? pipeline-1193
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15 gm of tea is mixed with 25 gm of coffee to form a mixture. 10 gm of this mixture is taken out and 20 gm of tea and ‘x’ gm of milk powder are added. Now, the ratio of tea to coffee to milk powder in the final mixture becomes 5 : 3 : 4. What is the value of ‘x’? pipeline-54487
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Amina mixed 12 kg of good quality rice and 7 kg of poor-quality rice. She sold the mixture at 30% more cost price of good quality rice. If Amina makes a profit of 50% in this transaction, then find the ratio of price per kg of good quality rice to poor quality rice. pipeline-293996
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There are two types of potatoes type 'A' and type 'B'. Price of Type 'A' is Rs. 20 per kg and Price of Type 'B' is Rs. 25 per kg. If both types of potatoes are mixed in the ratio 3 : 2. Find the price of the mixed variety of potatoes per kg?
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There are two containers A and B. A fills with 6 litre milk at Rs. 48 per litre and B fills with 21 litre soda-water. If we mixed milk and soda-water together and sold at Rs. 62 per litre at without any profit or loss, then find the price of soda-water per litre. pipeline-53587
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How many kgs of rice costing Rs. 40/kg should be mixed with 20 kgs of other variety of rice costing Rs. 24/kg, so that the shopkeeper gets a total profit of 20% on selling the total mixture of these two varieties at Rs. 30/kg? pipeline-95133
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10 Kg of superior quality milk is mixed with 30 Kg inferior quality of milk. The price of superior quality and inferior quality of milk is Rs. 24 per Kg and Rs. 20 per Kg respectively. Find out the average price per Kg (in Rs.) of the mixture ? pipeline-295986
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Type A rice costs Rs.40/kg and type B rice costs Rs.56/kg. 24 kg of type rice is mixed with 56 kg of type B rice to form a mixture. If the mixture is sold at Rs.58.88/kg, then at what profit percent the mixture is sold? pipeline-45913
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A shopkeeper bought (x+10) kg corn flour at Rs. 64 per kg and also he bought x kg rice flour at Rs. 80 per kg. If he mixed two varieties of flour, then the cost price of the mixture is Rs. 71 per kg. Find the quantity of corn flour bought by the shopkeeper? pipeline-502934
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Mohan Lal, owner of Lal General store has to mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs 30 and Rs 40 per kg. Find in what ratio should Mohan Lal mix these two to get a mixture worth Rs 37. pipeline-305663
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The cost of 28 Kg of rice is Rs. 420. The cost of 19 Kg wheat is Rs. 589 and the cost of 50 Kg of sugar is Rs. 1050. What is the total cost(in Rs) of 20 Kg of rice, 12 Kg of sugar and 30 Kg of wheat? pipeline-297046
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Vijay bought petrol at the rate Rs 120 per litre and diesel at the rate Rs 60 per litre. He mixed pertrol and diesel in some ratio and sold the mixture for Rs 90 per litre. Find the ratio of petrol and diesel in the mixture if he earned a profit of 100/9 % on selling the mixture. pipeline-306119
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How much quantity of milk of the price 20 rupees per Kg should be mixed with 40 Kg of milk having price 28 rupees per Kg so that after selling a mixture at 27.5 rupees per per Kg there is a profit of 10 % ? pipeline-297054
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In what ratio should Apple costing Rs 50 per kg be mixed with Apple costing Rs 60 per kg, So that to earn 25% profit by selling the mixture at Rs 65 per kg? pipeline-306300
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A shopkeeper bought 32 kg of variety 1 rice for Rs.45 per kg and also bought 40 kg of variety 2 rice for Rs.54 per kg. He mixed both varieties and sold them at a profit of x%. If the selling price of the mixture is Rs.56 per kg, then find the value of x? pipeline-501776
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Naresh, a milkman has to add water in the milk. Find out the ratio in which water must be mixed with the milk which is of Rs 20 per litre so that he gets a mixture that he can sell for Rs15 per litre. pipeline-305595
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A local grocer mixed three qualities of coffee T1, T2 and T3 at ₹ 56 per kg, ₹ 64 per kg and ₹ 80 per kg in the ratio 1 : 2 : 4. To 4 kg of this mixture, he added p kg of T1 and 4p kg of T3. The final mixture so formed is sold for `87.60 per kg at 20% profit. Find the value of p. pipeline-334312
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Kartik purchased 3kg sugar and 4kg wheat flour for Rs. 120 and Disha purchased 1kg sugar and 6kg wheat flour for Rs.100. Find per kg price of wheat flour is what percent of per kg price of sugar? pipeline-306073
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If the shopkeeper mixes both type of dal together and form a mixture and sold that mixture at Rs. 64 per kg, then what is the profit percent earned by the shopkeeper? pipeline-49260
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In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 75 and Rs. 100 per kg, respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 86.5 per kg? (In kg) pipeline-1306241
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How much chicory, costing Rs. 100/kg should be added to 40 kg of coffee costing Rs. 45/kg so that the mixture will be worth Rs. 60/kg? pipeline-1306142
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