MCQ: Mixtures and Alligations - 2 - SSC CGL MCQ

A shopkeeper has 84 kg of rice. He sold some part of it at a 12% profit and the rest of it at a 2% loss. If he earns an overall profit of 4%, what quantity does he sell at loss?

A man has 728 pens. He sells some of these at a 2% profit and the rest at a 12% loss. If he earns an overall profit of 1%, how many pens does he sell at a 12% loss?

M liters of milk costing Rs. 60/l is mixed with 4M liters milk costing Rs. 20/l. What is the cost (per liter) of the mixture?

A 120 liters mixture of milk and water contains 45% water. How many liters of water should be added so that the resultant mixture will have 60% water?

A person has acid costing Rs. 30 per liter. He mixed some water in it and sold it for Rs. 40 per liter and earned 100% profit. What is the ratio of acid to water in the resultant mixture?

A 650 ml solution has 25% alcohol. How much alcohol must be mixed with the solution so that the resultant mixture has 35% alcohol?

A 200 kg alloy of zinc and copper has 2/5 copper. How much copper is to be mixed with the initial mixture to make 4/5 copper in the resultant mixture?

The cost of juice is Rs. 20/liter. In what ratio juice and water should be mixed to get a mixture costing Rs. 15/liter?

A man buys 2 different articles for Rs. 48,800. He sells one at 24% profit and the other at 20% profit. If he earns an overall profit of 21%, at what price did he sell the one that he sold at 24% profit?

Manish has a total of 160 coins of 10 rupees and 5 rupees. If he has a combined amount of Rs. 1280, how many 5 rupee coins does he have?

Mohit deposited Rs. X at 10% p.a. simple interest for 1 year and Rs. Y at 20% p.a. simple interest for 1 year. If his overall interest is 16% of the overall amount, what is X : Y?

A person deposited Rs. 12,000 at 10% p.a. compound interest for 2 years and Rs. R at 20% p.a. compound interest for 2 years. If his overall interest is 34.80% of the overall amount, what is the value of R?