Alligation Question Solution
Alligation Question Solution
Alligation Question Solution
LEVEL - I
m 15
1.(b) Let ratio of two rice is x : y by using alligation - 40
x 6.20 3
10 10
6.50
40 10
10
y m 3
7.20 3
10 15 40 5
x 7.20 6.50 0.7 3 3
y 6.50 6.20 0.3 m = 20 kg
5.(a) Let ratio is x : y, then
x 7
x 84%
y 3
2.(a) C.P. of mixture = Rs. x 48%
Profit = 10%
x × 1.1 = 68.2 y 0
68.2
x 62 x 48 0 48 4
1.1
y 84 48 36 3
Let ratio in which he mixes two rice is x : y
6.(b) Let concentration of final mixture be x%
x 60
30 20%
62
x
y 65
20 25%
x 65 62 3
30 25 x
y 62 60 2
20 x 20
3.(a) Let cost price of mixture is Rs. x 3x - 60 = 50 - 2x
3 35 5x = 110
x = 22%
x 1
7.(b) Concentration of final mixture of mixture
8
2 45
140 10%
3 45 x
+
2 x 35 12.5
3x - 105 = 90 - 2x
5x = 195
x = Rs. 39 per kg x 100%
C.P. of mixture = Rs. 39
S.P. of mixture = Rs. 41.6 x 12.5 10 2.5
140 100 12.5 87.5
41.6 39
P% 100 x = 4 ltr.
39 8.(d) Let no. of girls = x
20 2 Then no. of boys = 50 - x
6 %
3 3 410
Average money received by each 8.2
4.(c) Let C.P. of mixture be x 50
then x ×1.05 = 14
x 6.5
14 40
x
1.05 3
8.2
Let quantity of first kind of rice is m kg.
50-x 9
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x = 5 ltr.
x 9 8.2
13.(a) Let quantity of milk added is x ltr.
50 x 8.2 6.5
120 1
x 0.8 4
3
50 x 1.7
17x = 400 - 8x 4
25x = 400
x = 16 girls x 1
9.(c) Let x kg of rice is sold at 18% profit
3 1
x 18% x
4 4
2
120 1 3 1
14% 4
x = 240 ltr.
50-x 8% 14.(b) Let ratio of gold & zinc in the alloy c is a : b.
Then by using alligation
x 14 8 6 3 7
1
50 x 18 14 4 2 12
2x = 150 - 3x a
5x = 150 a+b
x = 30 kg 11
1
10.(d) Let x ml of water is mixed 18
x 0
a 11 18a 11a 11b
1 a b 18 18 a b
7/10
1 7 a 7a 7 b 12a
12 a b 12 a b
729 7/9
1 2 7a 11b
7 7
70 63 1 3 7b 5a
x 7
9 10 90 21b - 15a = 14a - 22b
729 7 7 7 9 43b = 29a
0
10 10
a 43
729 b 29
x 81 ml
9
a 43
11.(c) Let x ltr. of water is mixed Part of gold
a b 72
60 20% Direct rule :
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2 x 0.45 3 30 x
4 0.6 x 2 x 20
0.6-x = 2x - 0.9 3x - 60 = 60 - 2x
3x = 1.5 5x = 120
x = 0.5 x = 24
wine in 1 part = 0.5 C.P. of mixture = Rs. 24
water in 1 part = 1- 0. 5 = 0.5 S.P. of mixture = Rs. 30 [Costlier Variety]
ratio of wine & water = 1 : 1
6
16.(b) In this question amount of plot is not important using alliga- Profit % 100 25%
tion 24
Let profit on second part is x % 19.(a) Let C.P. of mixture Rs. x
Part Profit/Loss Profit = 25%, SP = 60
then x × 1.25 = 60
2
First Part -6 60
5 x 48
1.25
3 Let C.P. of variety which is less in quantity is Rs. a
Second Part x
5
3 40
overall profit 10
48
2 a
2/5 -6
3 a 48
10
2 48 40
3/5 x 3 a 48
2 8
2 12 = a - 48
5 x 10 a = Rs. 60
3 10 6 20.(a) Let cost of computer is Rs. x
5 then cost of sofa would be 60000 - x
Using alligation
2 x 10
60000-x 20%
3 16
32 = 3x - 30 35%
3x = 62
62 2 x 40%
x 20 %
3 3
17.(b) Let alloys mixed in the ratio x : y 60000 x 40 35 5
Using alligation x 35 20 15
180000 - 3x = x
x 2/3
4x = 180000
3 x = 45000
4 21.(c) Let volume of mixture be 100
Let x ltr. of mixture is removed and replaced with milk. Con-
y 4/5 11
centration of milk in final mixture 100 44%
25
4 3 16 15
using alligation
x 5 4 20 12
y 3 2 98 20 100-x 30%
4 3 12
44
x 3
y 5 x 100
18.(c) Let C.P. of mixture is Rs. x per kg
100 x 100 44 56
3 20 4
x 44 30 14
100-x = 4x
x
5x = 100
x = 20
2 30
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Hence 20% of solution is replaced by milk.
22.(c) Let x ltr. of water is mixed x 4
S.P. of mixture = Rs. 20 per ltr. 2 x y 9 9x 4 x y
Profit % = 20% 1 2 x 2 x y 9x
Let C.P. of mixture = Rs. a per ltr. 9 xy
a × 1.2 = 20
20 50 5x 4 y
a 2
1.2 3 2 y 7x
using alligation 4y - 14x = 5x - 4y
8y = 19x
20 20
x 8
50
y 19
3
25.(d) Let No. of student who passed the exam is x
x 0 No. of students who failed the exam = 120 - x
x 39
50 10
20
x 3 3 1
35
20 50 50 5
0
3 3
120-x 15
20
x 4 ltr..
5 x 35 15 20
5
23.(b) Let volume of mixture is x ltr. 120 x 39 35 4
x = 600 - 5x
3
milk part in initial mixture 6x = 600
5 x = 100
2
milk part in final mixture LEVEL - II
5
using alligation I 100 3330 100 37
1.(d) Net interest rate =
Pt 18000 1 2
x 3
let Amount invested in 15% p.a. and 20% p.a. be in the ratio x
5 : y, then
2
5
15 0 x 15%
2 37
0
x 2
5 2
15 3 2 1
5 5 y 20%
x = 30 ltr.
24.(a) Let ratio of acid and water in the final mixture be x : y 37
First Part Second Part 20
x 3 2
Acid Part
2 4 y = 37 15 = 7
9 9 2
Ratio of mixing 2 1
x : y = 3:7
x
Acid part of final mixture x y 5
2 (b) Let volume of vessel is x lt. Part of A in initial mixture = .
using alligation
8
2 2 3
9 Part of A in final mixture = . Part of A in B = 0
x 8
x+y using alligation.
4
1 9
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Advanced Edge Material 5
5 30 5
x–16 x= = 50
8 3
3 x = 50 lt
8 4
Part of milk in initial mixture = 50
16 5
= 40 lt
3
0 5
x 16 8 3 6 (a) Part of milk initially =
= 5 3 = 8
16 2
8 8
7
2x- 32 = 48 Part of milk in final mixture =
16
2x = 48+ 32 = 80
let x lt mixture is replaced with water.
x = 40 lt.
3 (a) Let x liter of water is mixed. 5
80–x
8
7
16
70
x
7 7
0
x 80 x 16 16 7
= 5 7 = 10 7 =
x 3
x 90 75 15 8 16 16
= =
70 75 0 75 240–3x = 7x
x = 14 liter x = 24 lt
4 (c) Let the ratio of A & B is x : y 7 (d) Let volume of liquid is x lt and y lt is replaced, then
x x–y 32%
28%
y
y 18%
x 40 30 10
y = 30 5 = 25 x y 28 18 10 5
x 2 y = 32 28 = 4 = 2
y = 5 2x–2y = 5y
y 2
5 (c) Let initial volume of mixture is x lt =
x 7
4
Part of milk in initial mixture = 2
5 Part of liquid replaced =
7
10 lt milk and 20 lt water mixed means 30 lt of liquid mixed in
which ratio of milk and water is 1:2 . 2
8 (b) Part of milk in initial mixture =
1 5
Part of milk =
3 4
using alligation Part of milk in final mixture =
7
4 Part of milk in milk = 1
x 5 let x lt milk is mixed.
5 2
8 40 5
1
3 4
7
5 1 15 8 7
x 8 3 24 3
= 4 5 = 32 25 = 7
30
5 8 40 5
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Advanced Edge Material 6
4 2 20 14 4 y 5x 2x 3 y
=
x 7 5 35 9 5
= 4 = 74 20y-25x = 18x-27y
40 1
7 7 47y =43x
x 6 x 47
40
=
15 y = 43
13 (a) Let volume of mixture is x lt using alligation
6 40
x = = 16 lt
15 x-24 5
12
3 1
9 (a) Alcohol in first vessel = 21 = 9 lt
7 4
2 24 0
alcohol in second vessel = 35 = 10 lt
7
1 1
4 0
alcohol in third vessel = 44 = 16 lt x 24 4 4
11 = 5 1 = 2
24
12 4 12
total alcohol in fourth vessel = 9+10+16 = 35 lt
volume of mixture in fourth vessel = 21+35+44= 100 lt x 24 3
=
24 2
35 7
Part of alcohol = = x= 60 lt
100 20
14 (b) Let his expenditure increases by x%
2 50 then by using alligation
10 (c) profit % = 16 % = % expenditure
3 3
expenditure 3
50 1 1
= = 15
3 100 6
ratio of milk and water = 6:1 saving
4 using alligation
1 9
x
x y
x 95%
3
1 5 80%
x 3 5 x 3x 3 y 120 70%
1 x y 5 5( x y )
= 4 x = 4x 4 y 9x x 80 70 10
1 = =
9 x y 9( x y ) 120 95 80 15
x = 80 kg
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Advanced Edge Material 7
LEVEL - III 4 (d) Let volume of beaker = x lt
x-12 18%
1.(d) Using tabular method
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Advanced Edge Material 8
so the operation must be done 3 times.
a 3
8. (c) Let volume of solution B is x then volume of solution A would
be 3x b 2
let concentration of solution B is C% 2. (a) Let quantity of copper mixed be x gm
solving on copper
x C
x 1
3
5
3x C 12 2
200
5
x 12 10
6 = C– 12
C = 18% 3 2 1
B contains 9 ltr of milk. x 5 5 5 1
Hence : 18% of x = 9 200 1 3 2 2
5 5
18
x =9 x = 100gm
100
x = 50 lt 3. (b) Let xml of pure alcohol is mixed
volume of final mixture = 3x+x = 4x
= 200 lt x 100%
9 (b) Let C be the cost price of the superior quality oil. Let 3 lt of
inferior quality oil be mixed with 8 liter of superior quality oil. 32%
cost price of 11 lt of mixture = 8C +600
selling price of 11 lt mixture = 11C
(8C + 600) 1.19 = 11C 400 15%
9.52C+714 = 11C
714 = 1.48C
C = 483 x 32 15 17
10 (a) In this question C.P. and S.P. are not important. Only impor- 400 100 32 68
tant thing is concentration. If volume of pure milk is x lt and
water added to it is y lt. We will add water up to that level so 400
x= 100ml
that fat concentration does not fall below 55%. Hence 4
y 0 4. (d) Let x lt of water be mixed
x 100%
20%
y 60 55 5 1 40 10%
x 55 0 55 11
x 20 10 10
y 100 40 100 20 80
% of water = 100 9.09%
x 11
40
x= 5lt
8
LEVEL - IV
5. (a) Let the final ratio of copper and zinc be x:y
1. (a) Let C.P. of mixture be ` x Solving on zinc
then x×1.1 = 68:2
2
68.2 17.5
x= ` 62.0 7
1.1 y
let ratio of mixing be a:b x y
a 60
1.25 1
62 y yx y
1
17.5 x y x y
b 65
1.25 2 y 2x 2 y 7 y
7 x y 7( x y )
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Advanced Edge Material 9
Solving on milk
7 x
14
2x 5 y 4
x
4 x 10 y x 5
7
5 x 10 y 9
x 2 5
y 7
y 1
6. (d) Let x lt of water is mixed,
7 5 49 45
x 100% x 9 7 63
y 4 7 36 35
50% 5 9 45
x 5 4 20
100 10%
y 7 1 7
x 50 10 40 4 x : y 20 : 7
100 100 50 50 5 10. (a) In this question volume of each part is not given. Hence we can
x 80lt only calculate ratio of each part. Checking option will provide
us correct answer.
7. (c) Let final ratio of A & B is x : y
Let quantity of first container is x lt and second container is y
Solving on A lt. Ratio of milk and water in final mixture = 5:3
3 75
concentration of water in final mixture = 100 %
21 2 8 2
7
x x 25%
x y
75
%
3 1 2
y 50%
x
1
21 x y 75
50
3 x 2 x 2
x y 7 y 75 25
2
x yx
x y x 25 1
7
7 x 2( x y ) y 25 1
7( x y ) ratio of two mixture is 1:1. Only possible answer is (a)
11. (a) Let it is mixed in the ratio x : y
7y 7y Solving on milk
7
7 x 2x 2 y 5x 2 y
3
35x 14 y 7 y x
8
1
x 21 3 2
y 35 5
y 6
7
milk water sum of ratio LCM
8. (c)
I 2 3 5×117 1 6 7 12 5
234 351 = 585
x 2 7
14 14
y 3 1 3 4 1
II 4 5 9×65
= 585 585 8 2 8 8
260 325
x 5 8 20
III 6 7 13×45
= 585 y 14 7
270 315
12. (c) Let ratio of milk and water in final mixture is x : y
764 : 991
Solving on milk
9. (a) Let it is mixed in the ratio x : y
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Advanced Edge Material 10
5 1 1
16 0
x y 2
8 2
y 5 1 54
x
x y 8 2 8
4 1 x y
4
y
x x yx
1 x y 4y
16 x y x y
4 x 5 8x 5x 5 y x 5y
x y 8 8( x y )
y 1
4 8y
x 5
16. (b) Let volume of each container be x lt, y lt, and z lt
1 3x 5 y
12 x 20 y 8 y
I Container II Container III Container
12 x 28 y y
Initial x z
x 7 2 x
x y
y 3 I Process 3 z
3
13. (d) Let x lt of second solution used. 2 3 x 1 x
IIProcess x y z y
x 5% 3 4 3 4 4
2 1 1 y 3 x 9 1 x
10% x z x y z y
III Process 3 10 4 3 4 3 10 4 4
20 15%
Now IInd container
x 15 10
3 x
20 10 5 y 9
4 3
x 20lt
14. (d) Let x lt of pure milk is used. x
y 12 ...............(i)
S.P. of mixture = 3 3
profit % = 20% III container
rd
x 2.5 0 2.5 1
5 2 1
5 3 2.5 .5 x 7 12 9
3 10 4
x 25lt
15. (d) Let volume of first liquid is x lt, and part replaced is y lt. 2
x 1 9
Solving on milk 3
2
x y 5 x 8
3
8
1 x 12lt
2 y 8lt
y 0 z 7lt
Shortcut approach
In this question
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Advanced Edge Material 11
24 – 6x = – x
1
It is given that from first container part is taken and poured 5x = 24
3 x = 4.8%
into II container. It means the volume of first container should
nd
20. (b) Let part of milk remaining in the final mixture be x lt
be divisible by 3. Only option (a) & (b) contain volume for 2
first part, which are divisible by 3. Now we will start with any x 1
1
81 3
1
one option. Let we start with option (a) of 9 lt is 3 lt.
3 x 4
Volume of II container would be (12 + 3) = 15 lt this volume
nd
81 9
is not divisible by 4. Hence our correct answer is (b).
17. (a) Let weight of first alloy is x kg then wt of second alloy would 81
x 36lt
be (50 – x) kg. 9
6 600 milk in the final mixture = 36 lt
% copper in first alloy = 100 % water in the final mixture = 45 lt
x x
Ratio = 36:45 = 4:5
12 1200 21. (d) Let volume of mixture is x lt.
% copper is second alloy = 100 %
50 x 50 x x-4 36%
given that
% copper in first = 40% less than % copper in second 30%
600 1200 60
x 50 x 100 4 0%
1 1.2 x 4 30 0 30
x 50 x 4 36 30 6
50 – x = 1.2x x – 4 = 20 x = 24 lt
2.2x = 50 22. (d) Combined C.P. be Rs x
500 250 3 75
x
22 11
6 x
100
% copper in first alloy 250
11 2 50
6600 132 3 x 50
26.4%
250 5 2 75 x
18. (b) Let final concentration of mixture be x% 225 – 3x = 2x – 100
5x = 325
2 12% x = Rs 65
C.P. = Rs 65
x S.P. = Rs 62.4
2.6
3 5% Loss% = 100 = 4%
65
2 x 5 23. (d) Let initial volume be x lt
3 12 x x 15%
24 – 2x = 3x – 15
5x = 39 20%
x = 7.8%
19. (c) This is a very good question. In alligation we mix two quanti-
ties to get a mixture. In this question one part of the mixture -30 0
is removed. So the quantity removed will be negative. When
x 20 0
we vaporize sugar solution, part vaporized would be water. Let
concentration of sugar in final mixture be x% 30 15 20
6 4% 30 20
x 120lt
5
x 24. (a) We can solve this question using alligation very easily.
we can divide earth into two part one is northern hemisphere
-1 0% and another is southern hemisphere. Let in southern hemi-
sphere ratio of land and water is x:y
6 x 0 Solving on land
1 4 x
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Advanced Edge Material 12
1 2
2 5
1
3
1 x
2 x y
1 1 x
2 3 xy
1 2 1
2 5 3
x y 3x
3( x y )
1
65
15
5 y 10 x
1
x y
x + y = 5y – 10x
11x = 4y
x 4
y 11
25. (c) Let C.P. of mixture be Rs x
30 10
35 11
30 11 x
35 x 10
6x – 60 = 77 – 7x
13x = 137
137
x
13
selling price for 30% profit
137
1.3 = Rs 13.7
13
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