Mixture and Alligation

Quantitative Aptitude ( CCS)

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45:30

8 of 24 completed

5 of 15 completed

38 of 100 completed

8 of 20 completed

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Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.

1:3

2:3

3:4

4:5

By the rule of alligation:
Cost of 1 kg rice of 1st kind Cost of 1 kg rice of 2nd kind

720 570

630

60 90

Required ratio = 60 : 90 = 2 : 3

Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.