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1. Two vessels A and B contains acid and water in the ratio 4 : 3 and 5 : 3 respectively. Then the ratio in which these mixtures to be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing acid and water in the ratio 3 : 2 is -

A. 5 : 8

B. 7 : 8

C. 7 : 5

D. 4 : 7

Solution:

According to the question,

\begin{aligned} Acid Water \\ Vessel A 4 : 3 \\ Vessel B 5 : 3 \end{aligned}

Now using alligation,
Alligation mcq solution image

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