A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7 : 2 and 7 : 11 respectively. If equal quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third alloy C, the ratio of gold and copper in C wil be

• 5 : 7

• 5 : 9

• 7 : 5

• 7 : 5

In a laboratory, two bottles contain mixture of acid and water in the ratio 2 : 5 in the first bottle and 7 : 3 in the second. The ratio in which the contents of these two bottles be mixed such that the new mixture has acid and water in the ratio 2 : 3 is

• 4 : 15

• 9 : 8

• 21 : 8

• 21 : 8

A jar contains 10 red marbles and 30 green ones. How many red marbles must be added to the jar so that 60% of the marbles will be red?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 35

A mixture contains 80% acid and rest water. Part of the mixture that should be removed and replaced by same amount of water to make the ratio of acid and water 4 : 3 is

Two vessels contain milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2 and 7 : 3. Find the ratio in which the contents of the two vessels have to be mixed to get a new mixture in which the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1.

• 2 : 1

• 1 : 2

• 4 : 1

• 4 : 1

300 grams of sugar solution has 40% of sugar in it. How much sugar should be added to make it 50% in the solution?

• 40 gram

• 10 gram

• 60 gram

• 60 gram

Two blends of a commodity costing Rs. 35 and Rs. 40 per kg respectively are mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 by weight. If one-fifth of the mixture is sold at Rs. 46 per kg and the remaining at the rate of Rs. 55 per kg. the profit percent is

• 50

• 30

• 40

• 40

60 kg of an alloy A is mixed with 100 kg of alloy B. If alloy A has lead and tin in the ratio 3 : 2 and alloy B has tin and copper in the ratio 1 : 4, the amount of tin in the new alloy is

• 53 kg

• 44 kg

• 80 kg

• 80 kg

Three glasses of equal volume contains acid mixed with water. The ratios of acid and water are 2 : 3, 3 : 4 and 4 : 5 respectively. Contents of these glasses are poured in a large vessel. The ratio of acid and water in the large vessel is

• 411 : 540

• 401 : 544

• 417 : 564

• 417 : 564

Three containers have their volumes in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. They are full of mixtures of Milk and Water in the ratio of 4:1, 3:1 and 5:2 respectively. The contents of all these three containers are poured into a fourth container. The ratio of milk and water in the fourth container will be

• 4 : 1

• 151 : 48

• 157 : 53

• 157 : 53