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Anil mixes cocoa with sugar in the ratio $3: 2$ to prepare mixture $A$, and coffee with sugar in the ratio $7: 3$ to prepare mixture $B$. He combines mixtures $A$ and $B$...

A container has 20 L of milk. 4 L of milk is replaced with an equal quantity of water. What was will be the final quantity of milk in the container if the process is repe...

If a certain weight of an alloy of silver and copper is mixed with $3 \; \text{kg}$ of pure silver, the resulting alloy will have $90 \%$ silver by weight. If the same we...

From a container filled with milk, $9 \; \text{litres}$ of milk are drawn and replaced with water. Next, from the same container, $9 \; \text{litres}$ are drawn and again...

The strength of an indigo solution in percentage is equal to the amount of indigo in grams per $100 \; \text{cc}$ of water. Two $800 \; \text{cc}$ bottles are filled with...

An alloy is prepared by mixing three metals $\text{A, B}$ and $\text{C}$ in the proportion $3:4:7$ by volume. Weights of the same volume of the metals $\text{A, B}$ and ...

A solution, of volume $40$ litres, has dye and water in the proportion $2:3.$ Water is added to the solution to change this proportion to $2:5.$ If one$-$ fourths of this...

Three different containers contain different qualities of mixtures of milk and water whose measurements are $403$ $kg$, $434$ $kg$ and $465$ $kg$. What biggest measure mu...

A can contains a mixture of two liquids $\text{A}$ and $\text{B}$ in proportion $7:5$. When $9$ litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with $\text{B}$, the...

An alloy contains copper and zinc in the ratio $5:3$ and another contains copper and tin in the ratio $8:5.$ If equal weights of the two are melted together to form a $3^...

The strength of a salt solution is $p\%$ if $100$ ml of the solution contains $p$ grams of salt. Each of three vessels $\text{A, B, C}$ contains $500$ ml of salt solutio...

A jar contains a mixture of $175$ ml water and $700$ ml alcohol. Gopal takes out $10\%$ of the mixture and substitutes it by water of the same amount. The process is repe...

There are two drums, each containing a mixture of paints $\text{A}$ and $\text{B}$. In drum $1, \text{A}$ and $\text{B}$ are in the ratio $18: 7$. The mixtures from drums...

Two types of tea, $\text{A}$ and $\text{B}$, are mixed and then sold at Rs. $40$ per kg. The profit is $10\%$ if $\text{A}$ and $\text{B}$ are mixed in the ratio $3 : 2$,...

Bottle $1$ contains a mixture of milk and water in $7: 2$ ratio and Bottle $2$ contains a mixture of milk and water in $9:4$ ratio. In what ratio of volumes should the li...

Consider three mixtures - the first having water and liquid $\text{A}$ in the ratio $1:2$, the second having water and liquid $\text{B}$ in the ratio $1:3$, and the third...

A chemist mixes two liquids $1$ and $2$. One litre of liquid $1$ weighs $1$ kg and one litre of liquid $2$ weighs $800$ gm. If half litre of the mixture weighs $480$ gm, ...

Fresh grapes contain $90\%$ water by weight while dry grapes contain $20\%$ water by weight. What is the weight of dry grapes available from $20$ kg of fresh grapes?$2$ k...

A milkman mixes $20$ litres of water with $80$ litres of milk. After selling one-fourth of his mixture, he adds water to replenish the quantity that he has sold. What is ...