20 Ultra-Fast Mixture Tricks (Must Know for Exams)
⧍ā§ĻāĻāĻž Ultra-Fast Mixture Tricks (āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ā§°ā§)
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ā§§. Allegation Rule (āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ)
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāĻšāϞāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āϏā§āϤā§ā§°:
Ratio = (Dearer − Mean) : (Mean − Cheaper)
āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ Cross subtraction āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
⧍. Replace Method Shortcut
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύ liquid āĻāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ:
āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: Final = Original × (1− removed / total)n (n = āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžā§° replace āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§)
ā§Š. āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞā§
Milk āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Extra Water = (Milk × New Ratio) − Old Water
ā§Ē. āĻā§ā§ąāϞ Milk āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞā§
Water āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Extra Milk = (Water ÷ New Ratio) − Old Milk
ā§Ģ. āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§
Remaining = V(1- r )n
Exam-āϤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āϏā§āϧā§āĨ¤
ā§Ŧ. Final Ratio āϏā§āύāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāϞā§
Liter āĻāĻŖāύāĻž āύāĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
Ratio → Fraction āϞ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
ā§. Ratio Matching Trick
āϝāĻŋāĻā§ quantity āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāĻ match āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Time 50% āĻāĻŽā§āĨ¤
ā§Ž. Weighted Average Trick
Mean = Total Quantity/Total Items â-āϤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
⧝. Assumption Trick
āĻŽā§āĻ mixture LCM āĻŦāĻž 100 āϧ⧰āĻŋ āϞāĻāĻāĨ¤
Fraction āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
ā§§ā§Ļ. Percentage Conversion Trick
| Ratio | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1:1 | 50% |
| 1:2 | 33.33% |
| 2:3 | 40% |
| 3:2 | 60% |
Mental calculation āϏāĻšāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
ā§§ā§§. Ratio āϏ⧰⧠āĻšāϞā§
āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž milk āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
⧧⧍. Ratio āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšāϞā§
Milk āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Logical check!
ā§§ā§Š. Successive Replacement Shortcut
āĻāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§° replace āĻā§°āĻŋāϞā§:
Remaining=(1/2)2=1/4Remaining = (1/2)^2 = 1/4
Long calculation āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤
ā§§ā§Ē. 100 āϧ⧰āĻž Method
37% āϝā§āύā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ percentage āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ⧠→ Total = 100 L āϧ⧰āĻŋ āϞāĻāĻāĨ¤
ā§§ā§Ģ. Difference Trick
Strength 40% → 25%
Decrease = 15%
āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠= 15% of total
ā§§ā§Ŧ. Cross Multiplication Trick
For ratio change: Old Milk / Old Total = New Milk / New Total
Solve in ONE step.
ā§§ā§. Exam Favourite Pattern
x liter āĻāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠purity āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāϞā§:
Remove x liters, add water → find purity.
Immediately use:
Pure left = Original(1- x / Total)
ā§§ā§Ž. Extreme Shortcut
āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ pure quantity track āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Examiner āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āϞā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§!
⧧⧝. LCM Mega Trick
7:13 āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āϞ⧠→ Total = 20 āĻŦāĻž 200 āϧ⧰āĻŋ āϞāĻāĻāĨ¤
Decimal āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤
⧍ā§Ļ. Golden Rule of Mixture
āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻž liquid track āύāĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āϝāĻŋāĻā§ unchanged āϤāĻžāĻ track āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Mixture chapter āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻšā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤
1. Allegation Rule
Used when two ingredients are mixed at different prices or strengths.
Formula: Ratio = (Dearer − Mean) : (Mean − Cheaper) Always subtract diagonally.
Ex : Mix âš20 and âš30 to get âš25.
1st:
Cheaper = 20
Dearer = 30
Mean = 25
2nd: Cross Difference
30 - 25 = 5
25 - 20 = 5
3rd: Ratio
5 : 5 = 1 : 1
Equal quantities should be mixed.
Ultra-Fast Exam Trick
If the mean is exactly in the middle, the ratio is always 1 : 1.
Example:
10 & 20 → Mean 15
40 & 60 → Mean 50
No calculation needed!
2. Replace Method Shortcut
If liquid is removed and replaced with water:
Formula: Remaining liquid after n operations:
Final = Original × (1− removed / total)n
3. When Only Water is Added
Milk stays constant.
Extra Water = (Milk × New Water Ratio) − Old Water
4. When Only Milk is Added
Water stays constant.
Extra Milk = (Water ÷ New Ratio) − Old Milk
5. Equal Quantity Removed Repeatedly
Remember the power formula:
Remaining = V(1- r )n
6. Find Final Ratio Quickly
Instead of calculating liters:
Convert ratios into fractions.
Exa:
3:2 → Milk = 3/5
1:2 → Milk = 1/3
Compare directly.
7. Ratio Matching Trick
Always make the unchanged quantity equal.
Ex: Milk unchanged → match milk first, then adjust water.
Saves 50% time.
8. Weighted Average Trick
Used in concentration problems.
Mean = Total Quantity/Total Items â
9. Cheapest Exam Trick
Assume total mixture = LCM of ratios
Ex: 3:2 → Assume 5 or 10 or 100.
Avoid fractions.
10. Percentage Conversion Trick
Convert ratio to % instantly:
Ratio | Percentage |
1:1 | 50% |
1:2 | 33.33% |
2:3 | 40% |
3:2 | 60% |
Huge time saver.
11. If Ratio Becomes Smaller
Water increased OR milk removed.
12. If Ratio Becomes Larger
Milk increased OR water removed.
(Quick logical check!)
13. Successive Replacement Shortcut
If half is replaced twice:
Remaining = (1/2)2 = ¼
No long steps needed.
14. Use Assumption Method
If percentage looks ugly (like 37%), assume total = 100 liters.
Makes math mental.
15. Difference Trick
If strength changes from 40% → 25%
Decrease = 15%
Means water added equals 15% of total.
16. Cross Multiplication Trick
For ratio change: Old Milk / Old Total = New Milk / New Total
Solve in ONE step.
17. Exam Favorite Pattern
Remove x liters, add water → find purity.
Immediately use:
Pure left = Original(1- x / Total)
18. Extreme Shortcut (No Formula)
Just track the pure quantity.
Examiners hide this — but it never changes unless removed.
19. LCM Mega Trick
When ratios like 7:13 appear → assume total = 20 or 200
Avoid decimals completely.
20. Golden Rule of Mixture Problems
Never track both liquids. Track ONLY the unchanged one.