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Alligation Question Solution

1. The document contains multiple word problems involving ratios, mixtures, profits, and averages. 2. Ratios are used to determine quantities in mixtures using algebraic equations. Profits are calculated based on cost price and selling price. 3. Averages are found by dividing total amounts by numbers of items. Concentrations in mixtures are determined using ratios of quantities added. 4. Algebraic equations are set up and solved to find unknown values requested in each word problem based on the given information and relationships between variables.

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Alligation Question Solution

1. The document contains multiple word problems involving ratios, mixtures, profits, and averages. 2. Ratios are used to determine quantities in mixtures using algebraic equations. Profits are calculated based on cost price and selling price. 3. Averages are found by dividing total amounts by numbers of items. Concentrations in mixtures are determined using ratios of quantities added. 4. Algebraic equations are set up and solved to find unknown values requested in each word problem based on the given information and relationships between variables.

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Advanced Edge Material 1

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 :

Gold Zinc LCM


40%
7 5 12
I
21 15 ×3 = 36
x 100% 36
11 7 18
x 40  20 20 1 II
22 14 ×2 = 36
  
60 100  40 60 3
Final ratio 43 : 29
x = 20 ltr.
12.(b) Let x ltr. of water is mixed (cost of water is 0.) 43 43
Let C.P. of mixture = C Part of gold  
43  29 72
S.P. of mixture = Rs. 35
C × 1.40 = 35 15.(b) Concentration of wine in two mixture is 0.6 and 0.45. [This
C = Rs. 25 concentration shows part of wine when value of solution 1]
Let Volume of final mixture is 1 and x part is wine then using
25 30 alligation.
2 0.6
25
x
x 0
4 0.45
x 30  25

25 25  0

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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 98 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 xy
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 =  
Pt 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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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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4 2 20  14 4 y  5x 2x  3 y
 =
x 7 5 35 9 5
= 4 = 74 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

alcohol water sum LCM 3 15  6


4 3 7 =
2 x  15
11 (a) container 1 40 30 70
9 2
7 x–15=
5 2 3
container 2 70
50 20 70 x = 21%
15 (c) Let quantity mixed be x kg. In this question all value are in
container 3 7 3 10 different format. First we will convert all values in same for-
49 21 70 mat.
final ratio = 139 : 71
Concentration of iron Quantity
12 (c) Let the ratio of milk and water in the final mixture is x:y First ore 95% x kg
capacity of container are in the ratio 1:2 and half part of the
second container mixed to the first container. It means both 7 120 kg
Second ore  100  70%
part mixed in equal ratio. 10
using alligation
4
Final ore  100  80%
5

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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LEVEL - III 4 (d) Let volume of beaker = x lt
x-12 18%
1.(d) Using tabular method

water sum of ratio 15%


milk
1 2 3
12 0
6 12 18
x  12 15  0
5 1 6 =
18 12 18  15
15 3 18
1512
x-12=
7 2 9 3
14 4 18 x-12= 60
x= 72 lt
ratio of mixing 5 (a) Let the price of B quality of tea is Rs x per kg, then price of A
would be Rs (x+10) per kg
milk water ratio of mixing s.p. of mixture = Rs 35
6 12 ×1 profit % = 25%
6 12
35
15 3 ×2 C.P. = = Rs 28
1.25
30 6
using alligation
14 4 ×3
42 12
x+10 3
78 : 30
28
5 = final ratio of milk and water
x 5
2 (a) Volume of wine (x) = 300 lt
Volume of wine replaced = (y) = 30 lt ( x  10)  28 5
no. of repeat (n) = 3 =
28  x 3
n
 y 3 (x-18) = 5 (28-x)
% concentration of wine = 1    100 3x-54 = 140 - 5x
 x
8x = 194
 30 
3 x = Rs 24.25
= 1    100 6 (c) The ratio of mixing the two solution (one being pure milk) is
 300  always 4:1. When 25 lt is removed from the mixture, the milk
3 percentage in solution does not change. Thus we have follow-
 9 
=    100 4  60  1 100
 10  ing after first mixing= = 68%
5
729
= 100 4  68  1 100
1000 After second mixing = =74.4%
5
729
=
= 72.9% ]
10 4  74.4  1 100
3 (c) Let quantity of wine left be x lt After third mixing = = 79.52%
5
total
7. (c) Let the operation be repeated n times. In this question initial
volume of pure wine (x) = 150 lt
solution contain water and milk in the ratio 5:3. Then see the
volume of wine replaced (y) = 30 lt
step carefully–
volume of repeat (n) = 3
n
n water 5  20  8
wine left  y = 1   =
1  
Total quantity =  x Total 8  100  25
[ Because we are replacing mixture with milk so we use water as
3
x  30  base value]
= 1  
150  150  8 54
n
  
25 8  5 
64
x = 150 
125 n 3
4 64  4 
    
6  64  5  125  5 
= 76.8 lt
5 n=3

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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 yx 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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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 yx
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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5 1 1
16 0
x y 2
8   2
y 5 1 54
x 
x y 8 2 8

4 1 x y
4
y
x x yx
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

Let c.p. of mixture = x


x×1.2 = 3 9 1 x 
 z   y   = 9
3  10 4  3 
x 2.5
1.2
1
Solving on milk z 12  10
4
x 3
z  7lt
Ist container
2.5
2 1  1 x 
x   z   y    9
5 0 3 10  4 3 

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 xy
1 2 1

2 5 3

x  y  3x
3( x  y )
1
65
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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