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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION6

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Q6.

Fromacaskofmilkcontaining30litres,6litresaredrawnoutandthecaskisfilledup
withwater.
Ifthesameprocessisrepeatedasecond,thenathirdtime,whatwillbethenumberof
litresofmilkleftinthecask?

A.

5.12litres

B.

12litres

C.

14.38litres

D.

15.36litres

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Solution:
Option(D)iscorrect
Theproblemcanbesolvedbytraditionalmethodbutitisacumbersomeprocesstodothat.
Theproblemissimpleifitssolutionissimpler.Hence,wewillgoforasimplersolutionfor
thiskindofproblem.

ThereisashortcutmethodtofindtheQuantityofmilkleftafternth operation

Itisgivenby(

x y
)

ofthewholequantity,wherex istheinitialquantityofmilkinthe

caskyisthequantityofmilkwithdrawnineachprocessandnisthenumberofprocesses.

Hencefromtheaboveruleitcanbesaythat,
Quantityofmilkleftafterthe3rdoperation=

30 6
30 (

30
= 15.36

litres.

Edit:Toknowmoreabouttheformulausedinthesolution,checktheintroductionsection
(http://www.lofoya.com/AptitudeQuestionsandAnswers/Alligationor
Mixture/intro#ReplacementofPartofSolutionFormula).

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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION7

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Q7.

Azookeepercountedtheheadsoftheanimalsinazooandfoundittobe80.When
hecountedthelegsoftheanimalshefoundittobe260.
Ifthezoohadeitherpigeonsorhorses,howmanyhorseswerethereinthezoo?

A.

30

B.

40

C.

50

D.

60

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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION8

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Q8.
Privacy

Howmanylitresofa12litremixturecontainingmilkandwaterintheratioof2:3be
replacedwithpuremilksothattheresultantmixturecontainsmilkandwaterinequal
proportion?

A.

1.0litres

B.

1.5litres

C.

2.0litres

D.

4.0litres

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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION9

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Q9.

AmerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingRs.20/kg,Rs.24/kgandRs.30/kgand
sellsthemixtureataprofitof20%atRs.30/kg.
Howmanykgsofthesecondvarietywillbeinthemixtureif2kgsofthethirdvarietyis
thereinthemixture?

A.

1kg

B.

3kgs

C.

5kgs

D.

6kgs

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Solution:
Option(C)iscorrect
IfthesellingpriceofthemixtureisRs.30/kgandthemerchantmakesaprofitof20%,then
thecostpriceofthemixture=

30

=Rs.25/kg.

1.2

Weneedtofindouttheratioinwhichthethreevarietiesaremixedtoobtainamixture
costingRs.25/kg.
LetvarietyA costRs.20/kg,varietyB costRs.24/kgandvarietyC costRs.30/kg.
ThemeandesiredpricefallsbetweenB andC .

Step1:
FindouttheratioQa : Qc usingalligationrule.
Qa

30 25
=

Qc

1
=

25 20

Bewarnedifwedonotsimplifytheratioandletifremain

Qa

5
=

Qc

,itchangesthefinal

answer,whichwillbetheCORRECTansweraswell.Seeattheendofthisanswerformore
details.

Step2:
FindouttheratioQb : Qc usingalligationrule.
Qb

30 25
= (

Qc

5
) =

25 24

Step3:
Qc isfoundbyaddingthevalueofQc instep1andstep2=

1 + 1 = 2

Manypeople(RahulKumar(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthree
varietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment1642),Maksud
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecosting
rs20kgrs24kg#comment3827),Dheeraj(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/a
merchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment
2177),Pragya(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesof
ricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment3658))arearguingoverthisstepasforwhyQc
isbeingadded,finddetailsforthesameattheendofthesolution.
Therefore,therequiredratio=

1 : 5 : 2

Ifthereare2kgsofthethirdvarietyinthemixture,thentherewillbe5kgsofthesecond
varietyinthemixture.

Note:
Whenappearinginactualexamproblemsofthiskindaretobeskipped,atleastinthefirst
go.
Ifyouwereabletosolveadecentnumberofotherproblems,thenyoushouldlookatthis
problem.Moreover,suchtyeofquestionsmayhaveMORETHANONESOLUTIONwhich
maynotmatchthegivenanswerchoiceswiththecorrectalternateanswerofyours.Foran
alternate(andCORRECT)answercheckSundararajC
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecosting
rs20kgrs24kg#comment2691)'scomment.
Edit1:ThankyouVINAY(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthree
varietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment1639)andbimal
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingrs20kg
rs24kg#comment1562)formentioningtheanomaly,changedtheoptionfromchoiceB to
choiceC
Edit2:AspointedbySundararajC(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixes
threevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment2691),1.6666kgof2nd
varietyisASLOacorrectanswer(checkouthow(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/a
merchantmixesthreevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment2692))butsince
itisnotgivenintheanswerchoiceswehavesettledwith5Kgs.
Edit3:ManypeoplearearguingovertheadditionofQc instep3.
Fromstep1,wehave,
Qa
Qc

1
=
1

Saywehave,1kgofbothQa &Qc .
Fromstep2,wehave,
Q

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Qb

5
=

Qc

Saywehave,5kgsofQb and1kgofQc .
Nowifwemixboththesemixtures,wehavefollowingquantitiesintheFINALmixture.
Qa = 1kg

frommixture1only

Qb = 5kg

frommixture2only

Qc = 1kg

frommixture1AND1kgfrommixture2

Thus,Qc

= (1 + 1) = 22kgs

Thus,FinalratioofQa

: Qb : Qc = 1:5:2

andNOT1

assomepeoplearesaying.

: 5 : 1

Hopethishelps.
Edit4:Foranalternativesolution(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/35/amerchantmixes
threevarietiesofricecostingrs20kgrs24kg#comment3799),checkcommentbyMohit
Mehta.

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DIFFICULT ALLIGATIONSORMIXTURESQUESTION10

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Q10.

InwhatratiomustapersonmixthreekindsofteacostingRs.60/kg,Rs.75/kg
andRs.100/kgsothattheresultantmixturewhensoldatRs.96/kgyieldsaprofitof
20%?

A.

1:2:4

B.

3:7:6

C.

1:4:2

D.

Noneofthese

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Solution:
Option(C)iscorrect
Theresultantmixtureissoldataprofitof20%atRs.96/kg
i.e.1.2(cost)=Rs.96Cost=

96
=

Rs.80/kg.

1.2

LetthethreevarietiesbeA,B,andCcostingRs.60,Rs.75andRs.100respectively.
ThemeanpricefallsbetweenBandC.

Hencethefollowingmethodshouldbeusedtofindtheratioinwhichtheyshouldbemixed.

Step1:
FindouttheratioofQa : Qc usingalligationrule:
Qa

100 80
=

1
=

Qc

80 60

Step2:
FindouttheratioofQb
Qb

100 80
=

Qc

: Qc

usingalligationrule:

4
=

80 75

Step3:
Qc ,theresultantratioofvarietyc canbefoundbyaddingthevalueofQc instep1and
step2 = 1 + 1 = 2 .

However,inCATifyoutryandsolvetheproblemusingtheabovemethod,youwillendup
spendingmorethan2,andmaybe3minutesonthisproblem,whichisacriminal
mismanagementoftime.
ThebestwaytosolveaproblemofthiskindinCATistogofromtheanswerchoicesas
shownbelow

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TheresultantratioQa : Qb : Qc :: 1 : 4 : 2

1kgofvarietyAatRs.60ismixedwith4kgsofvarietyBatRs.75and2kgsofvarietyCat
Rs.100.
Thetotalcostforthe7kgs:
= 60 + (4 75) + (2 100)

= 60 + 300 + 200 = 560

Costperkg.ofthemixture=

560
= 80

kgs.

Evenassumingthatyouhitupontherightanswerasthelastchoice,youwillstillbebetterof
goingbackfromtheanswer
Edit:Manyusers(Vichal(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/36/inwhatratiomusta
personmixthreekindsofteacostingrs60kg#comment3984)Rastogi
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/36/inwhatratiomustapersonmixthreekindsof
teacostingrs60kg#comment3984),ShubhamYadav
(http://www.lofoya.com/Solved/36/inwhatratiomustapersonmixthreekindsoftea
costingrs60kg#comment4276))havearrivedatthefinalratioas
Qa : Qb : Qc :: 4 : 4 : 5,whichisalsotheCORRECTanswer.BEWARNEDthatsuch
problemshavemultiplecorrectanswers,soyouarebetterservedbycheckingtheoptions
first.

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