Practice Alligation Questions and Answers

• How much soda should be mixed with 20 kg of sugar cost Rs.30/kg so that a gain of 20% can be made after selling the mixture at Rs.24/kg?
• The ratio of the present ages of Ginni and Binni is 7:4 respectively. Ginni is ‘n’ years older than Binni. If after 2 years, the ratio of the ages of B...
• In a 280-litre mixture (milk + water), the ratio of quantities of milk and water is 3:4, respectively. How much water should be added to this mixture such ...
• 210 liters of oil was poured into a tank, which was still 30% empty. How much oil must be poured into the tank to fill it to the brim? 
• If 120 liters of milk solution contains 60% milk, how much milk should be added to make the solution 80% milk?
• The ratio of liquor and soda in a mixture of 50 liters is 3:2. How much soda should be mixed to make the ratio 6:7?
• The ratio of liquor and soda in a mixture of 60 liters is 3:2. How much soda should be mixed to make the ratio 5:7?
• The ratio of liquor and soda in a mixture of 70 liters is 3:2. How much liquor should be mixed to make the ratio 7:4?
• A vessel contains some milk .6 liter of the milk was taken out of the vessel and replaced with 6 liter of water and again 6 liter of mixture was taken out ...
• A vessel contains some milk .7 liter of the milk was taken out of the vessel and replaced with 7 liter of water and again 7 liter of mixture was taken out ...
• A car travel 20km/h for 30 min and at x km/h for 45 min. If the average speed of the car for entire journey is 14 km/h find the value of x.
• A car travel 20km/h for 30 min and at x km/h for 45 min. If the average speed of the car for entire journey is 14 km/h find the value of x.
• A car travel 20km/h for 30 min and at x km/h for 45 min. If the average speed of the car for entire journey is 14 km/h find the value of x.
• A fox chases a lion. Fox takes 7 leaps for every 5 leaps of the lion and the distance covered by lion in 6 leaps is equal to the distance covered by fox in...
• In a zoo, there are rabbits and pigeons. If heads are counted, there are 200 and if legs are counted, there are 580.How many pigeons are there.
• On reducing the marked price of his goods by ₹28, a shopkeeper gains 20%. If the cost price of the article be ₹560 and it is sold at the marked price, ...
• The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 23:17. If 45% of the boys and 50% of the girls got passed out of 1600 students, the approximate pe...
• A petrol pump has a blend of 40 liters of petrol and diesel in the ratio of 5:3. After selling 16 liters of the mixture, 12 liters of petrol are added to t...
• A jug initially contains 80 liters of a mixture of milk and chocolate, with the quantity of chocolate being 30% of the total mixture. A liters of the mixtu...
• The jar P has a mixture of milk and cream in the ratio of 8:5, and the jar Q has a mixture of 60 liters of milk and cream in the ratio of 7:5. If the mixtu...
• In a jar initially containing 'm' liters of pure milk costing Rs. 20 per liter, 50% of the milk is taken out, and honey is added to the remaining milk. Thi...
• In a jug, there is a mixture of apple and orange juice in the ratio of p:3. When 10 liters of Apple are added, the ratio of Apple to orange juice becomes 5...
• A glass contains a certain quantity of vodka. After removing 8 liters of vodka and replacing it with lime, this process is repeated twice more—first, tak...
• The perimeter of a square field is 10 cm more than the perimeter of a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is 60 cm which is 80% of its width. If a stree...
• In the Reebok factory, there are two units of workers, I and II, with a strength ratio of 2:1. The ratio of male to female in Unit I is 3:1, and in Unit II...
• Alloy A contains iron and copper in ratio 4:5. Alloy B contains iron and copper in ratio 3: 4. If 63kg of alloy A and 56 kg of alloy B are mixed, then what...
• A sum of ₹4,360 was to be divided among A, B, C, and D in the ratio 3:4:5:8, but it was divided in the ratio 1/3:1/4:1/5:1/8. Was divided by mistake: whi...
• The seller sold a total of 40 kg of rice bags, comprising Basmati Rice and Brown Rice. The cost price of Basmati rice is Rs.72/kg, and that of Brown rice i...
• ‘D’ and ‘E’ can complete a project in 40 days, while ‘E’ and ‘F’ can complete it in 60 days. ‘D’ and ‘E’ worked together on it for ...
• Two varieties of rice, type 'Basmati rice' priced at Rs. 41 per kg and type' Brown rice' at Rs. 76 per kg, are available. To achieve a final mixture cost o...
• The average age of a group of six children is 8 years. From the group, two children, whose ages were 2 years more and 4 years more than the average age, le...
• (141.95 – 112.06) × (45.21 – 38.99) = ?
• 4, 14, 44, 134, ?, 1214
• The scores achieved by P and Q in an examination are in a ratio of 9:4 respectively. If Q scores an additional 11 points, then P's score will be approximat...
• 12, 13, 22, 47, 96, ?
• Length and breadth of a rectangular field is (x + 5) cm and (x – 4) cm, respectively. If the cost of ploughing the field at a rate of Rs. 7 per cm² is R...
• Ratio of present ages of mother and her son is 21:10 respectively. Father’s present age is 17 years more than that of mother. If the present average age ...
• A sum of ₹4,360 was to be divided among A, B, C, and D in the ratio 3:4:5:8, but it was divided in the ratio 1/3:1/4:1/5:1/8. Was divided by mistake: whi...
•  In what ratio should Darjeeling Tea costing Rs. 500 per kg mixed with Assam Tea costing Rs. 350 per kg, so that by selling the mixture at Ra. 480 per kg,...
• Neha spends 80% of her monthly income. Next month, her income increased by 20% while her expenditure increased by 15%. Due to this, her monthly savings wer...