Aptitude - Alligation or Mixture - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Alligation or Mixture - General Questions (Q.No. 4)
4.
A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let the cost of 1 litre milk be Re. 1
| Milk in 1 litre mix. in 1st can = | 3 | litre, C.P. of 1 litre mix. in 1st can Re. | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| Milk in 1 litre mix. in 2nd can = | 1 | litre, C.P. of 1 litre mix. in 2nd can Re. | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| Milk in 1 litre of final mix. = | 5 | litre, Mean price = Re. | 5 |
| 8 | 8 |
By the rule of alligation, we have:
| C.P. of 1 litre mixture in 1st can C.P. of 1 litre mixture in 2nd can | ||||||||
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Mean Price
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 Ratio of two mixtures = |
1 | : | 1 | = 1 : 1. |
| 8 | 8 |
| So, quantity of mixture taken from each can = |  |
1 | x 12 |  |
= 6 litres. |
| 2 |
Discussion:
74 comments Page 8 of 8.
Odett said:
8 years ago
Very good explanation @Moncy.
XiYo said:
4 years ago
Nice Explaination @Hardick!
Shivam said:
4 years ago
@Hardik.
Nice explanation!
Nice explanation!
Harshada said:
5 years ago
Well explained @Kunal.
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