Alligation or Mixture Questions

An alloy contains copper and tin in the ratio 3 : 2. If 250 gm of copper is added to this alloy then the copper in it becomes double the quantity of tin in it. What is the amount (in gm) of tin in the alloy?

In a mixture, ink and water are in the ratio of 8 : 5. If 24 litres of water is added to the mixture, then the new ratio becomes 8 : 11. What is the total quantity (in litres) of water in the new mixture?

The alcohol and water in a mixture are in the ratio of 7 : 8 respectively. If 11 litre water is added to it, then the ratio of alcohol and water in the new mixture becomes 3 : 5. What is the total quantity (in litres) of the alcohol in the new mixture?

The ratio of sand to gravel in a mixture is 17:8 while that between gravel and cement is 6:17. What is the ratio of sand to cement in the mixture?

In a container, two types of liquids P and Q are in the ratio of 3 : 7. If 10 litres mixture is drawn off from the container and filled with 6 litres of liquid Q,then the ratio of P and Q becomes 1 : 3. What was the original quantity (in litres) of mixture?

In a mixture of 25 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 4:1. Another 3 litres of water is added to the mixture. The ratio of milk to water in the new mixture is

In a mixture, water and milk are in the ratio of 3 : 5. In the second mixture, the ratio of water and milk is 9 : 11. If these two mixtures be mixed to form anew mixture in which water and milk are in ratio 5 : 7, then what is the ratio of these two mixtures in the new mixture?

An 80 litre mixture of water and acid contains 20% acid. How much acid should be added to make the acid 60% in the new mixture?