$A$ person has a chemical costing $Rs. 25$ per $litre$. In what ratio should water be mixed in the chemical so that by selling the mixture at $Rs. 20$ per $litre$,he may get a profit of $25\%$?

Gold is $19$ times as heavy as water and copper is $9$ times. In what ratio should these metals be mixed so that the mixture may be $15$ times as heavy as water?

$A$ person travels $285 \text{ km}$ in $6 \text{ hours}$ in two stages. In the first part of the journey,he travels by bus at a speed of $40 \text{ km/h}$. In the second part of the journey,he travels by train at a speed of $55 \text{ km/h}$. How much distance did he travel by train? (in $\text{km}$)

$A$ shopkeeper has $50 \ kg$ of rice,a part of which he sells at $10 \%$ profit and the rest at $5 \%$ loss. He gains $7 \%$ on the whole. What is the quantity sold at $10 \%$ gain?

In the first alloy,zinc and copper are in the ratio $1:2.$ In the second alloy,the same elements are in the ratio $2:3.$ If these two alloys are mixed to form a new alloy in which the two elements are in the ratio $5:8,$ the ratio of these two alloys in the new alloy is

$A$ merchant has $1000 \ kg$ of rice,part of which he sells at $8 \%$ profit and the rest at $16 \%$ profit. He gains $14 \%$ on the whole. The quantity sold at $16 \%$ profit is (in $kg$):