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# 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the water is 16 : 65. How much wine the cask hold originally?

 A) 18 litres B) 24 litres C) 32 litres D) 42 litres

Explanation:

Let the quantity of the wine in the cask originally be x litres

Then, quantity of wine left in cask after 4 operations =$x1-8x4$litres

$⇒1-8x4=234$

$⇒x=24$

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In a 56 liters mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk to water is 5 : 2. In order to make the ratio of milk to water  7 : 2, some quantity of milk is to be added to the mixture. The quantity of the milk present in the new mixture will be:

 A) 16 liters B) 40 liters C) 48 liters D) 56 liters

Explanation:

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Q:

A trader bought a bag of 40Kg of basmati rich at Rs.125 Per Kg and another bag of 60 Kg at Rs.150 per Kg. He sold the entire stock at a profit of 20% Find the selling price per Kg.

 A) Rs.152 B) Rs.158 C) Rs.168 D) Rs.172

Explanation:

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Q:

The price of 12 kg of sugar is equal to that of 6 Kg of rice. The price of 10 kg sugar and 8 kg of rice Rs.1040.Find the price 1 kg of sugar.

 A) Rs.80 B) Rs.70 C) Rs.60 D) Rs.40

Explanation:

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In a mixture of 165 litres, the ratio of liquids X and Y is 6 : 5. If 5 litres of liquid Y is added in the mixture, then what is the ratio of X and Y in the new mixture?

 A) 10 : 9 B) 8 : 7 C) 9 : 8 D) 5 : 4

Explanation:

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Q:

25 litres of a mixture contains 30% of spirit and rest water. If 5 litres of water be mixed in it, the percentage of spirit in the new mixture is

 A) 45% B) 33 1/3% C) 25 % D) 12 1/2%

Explanation:

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Q:

The ratio of sand to gravel in a mixture is 17 : 9 while that between gravel and cement is 6 : 17. What is the ratio of sand to cement in the mixture?

 A) 289 : 54 B) 9 : 6 C) 17 : 17 D) 2 : 3

Explanation:

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Rahul adds 2 litres of alcohol in 6 litres of water and Dinesh adds 1 litres of alcohol in 9 litres of water. What is the ratio of the percentage of alcohol in the two mixtures?

 A) 7 : 4 B) 2 : 1 C) 5 : 2 D) 8 : 3

Explanation:

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Q:

In what ratio salt costing Rs 13/kg mixed with another salt costing Rs 7/ kg to get a mixture costing Rs 9/kg?

 A) 4 : 7 B) 3 : 5 C) 2 : 3 D) 1 : 2