Paper I · 9 Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability · 9.4 Ratio, ages, averages and mixtures

9.4.5 Mixtures and alligation

Alligation finds the ratio in which two ingredients must be mixed to get a given average (price, concentration, profit per cent); mixture questions are solved by tracking the one component whose quantity you know.

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Key terms

  • alligation
  • mixture
  • mean price
  • milk and water
  • dilution
  • alloys
  • specific gravity
  • profit-rate alligation

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