CET Mixtures Questions with Solutions – Page 2
All 29 Mixtures questions from MBA CET 2025 and 2026 papers. Tap Show answer, or open the detailed solution (free login). Page 2 of 6.
Anita mixes two mixtures of milk and water. She mixes 40 litres of the first mixture containing 20% water and 60 litres of the second mixture containing 30% water. Find the percentage of water in the final mixture.
- 24%
- 26%
- 28%
- 30%
- 32%
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Answer: B. 26%
A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is:
- 400 kg
- 500 kg
- 600 kg
- 640 kg
- 700 kg
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Answer: C. 600 kg
A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?
- 1/3
- 1/4
- 2/7
- 1/7
- 1/5
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Answer: E. 1/5
A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 5 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of alcohol to water becomes 4:5.
What is the quantity of alcohol in the original mixture?
- 8 liters
- 10 liters
- 12 liters
- 16 liters
- 20 litres
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Answer: B. 10 liters
Chemical A costs Rs.1000 per kg and chemical B costs Rs.150 per kg.
A chemist mixes the two chemicals and sells the mixture at Rs.840 per kg, thereby making a 20% profit.
In what ratio are chemical A and chemical B mixed?
- 11:6
- 6:11
- 10:15
- 10:1.5
- 100:84
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Answer: A. 11:6