Alligation or Mixture - Aptitude Questions and Answers Part 4
16. A restaurant prepares a mocktail by mixing three types of juices A, B and C in the ratio 4:3:5. It decides to change the recipe and 24 L of this mocktail is replaced by juice C. The ratio of juices in this new recipe is now 12 : 9 : 19. What is the initial quantity of the mocktail prepared?
a. 240 litre
b. 480 litre
c. 500 litre
d. 625 litre
17. 100 L of one liquid is mixed with 180 L of another liquid. Now consider the following:
i. Liquid 1 has liquids A and B in the ratio 3 : 7
ii. Liquid 2 has liquids A and B in the ratio 4 : 5
Find B : A in the new mixture.
a. 17:11
b. 25:31
c. 31:18
d. 31:11
18. I want to sell my milk and water mixture at the cost price and still make a profit of 
In what ratio should water be mixed to the milk?
a. 2 : 3
b. 4 : 3
c. 1 : 6
d. 6 : 1
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