Mixture Problems Questions

In what proportion must water be mixed with milk to gain 20% by selling it at cost price?

Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 8:5 and 5:2 respectively. The ratio in which these two mixtures be mixed to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 9:4

In a 40 litres mixture acetic acid and sodium acetate are in the ratio 3:1,find the amount of sodium acetate solution to be added to make the ratio 2:3.

8 litres are drawn from a flask containing milk and then filled with water. The operation is performed 3 more times. The ratio of the quantity of milk left and total solution is 81/625. How much milk the flask initially holds?

There are two vessels A&B having quantities milk and water. The ratio of quantity in vessel is 6:7 and both of them having equal quantity of water. The quantity of pure milk in vessel A and B respectively 40L and 50L. Now these two vessels A and B quantities put in another vessel C, Find the ratio of milk and water in vessel C?

There are 81 litre pure milk in a container. One­third of milk is replaced by water in the container. Again one­third of mixture is extracted and equal amount of water is added. What is the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture ?

A vessel contains 100 litres mixture of milk and water in the respective ratio of 22: 3. 40 litres of the mixture is taken out from the vessel and 4.8 litres of pure milk and pure water each is added to the mixture. By what percent quantity of water is less than the quantity of milk?

A jar containing 60litres of mixture of milk and water. The respective ratio of milk and water in the ratio 7:5. From the jar 12litres of mixture was taken out and 6 litres of pure milk was added. What is the respective ratio of milk and water after the final operation ?

70 litres of a mixture of milk and water contains 20% water. How much water should be added so that the mixture has 28% water?