List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions on Mixtures and Allegations asked in IBSAT

A merchant mixes two varieties of rice, one costing Rs.12.75 per kg with another variety costing Rs.12 per kg in the proportion 1: r. He sells the mixture at Rs. 13.5C per kg and there by gains 10%. Find the value of r.

There are three cans and a bucket. The cans each have a capacity of 5 litres, but are partially filled with water. The bucket also has some water in it. The sum of the water in the bucket and water in the first can is half of the total bucket capacity. When the first and third cans are emptied into the bucket, it contains 6 litres of water. Instead, when the second and the third cans are emptied into the bucket, it contains 7 litres of water. When water in all the cans are poured into the bucket, it is filled to its capacity. The first and second can contain a total of 7 litres. How many litres did the bucket already contain?

Sugar worth 15 per kg and 16 per kg is mixed with a third variety of some other cost in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is of worth 20 per kg, what would be the cost of the third variety of sugar per kg?