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  • Ratio of water and milk in a container is 2 : 3. If 40 liter mixture removed from the container and same quantity of milk is added to it then the ratio of water to milk becomes 1 : 4. Find the initial quantity of mixture?


  • Options
  • A. 75 lit
  • B. 80 lit
  • C. 85 lit
  • D. 90 lit

  • Correct Answer
  • 80 lit 

    Explanation

    From the given data,

    let the initial quantity of the mixture = 5x

    Then,

    2 x   -   16 3 x   -   24   +   40   =   1 4 8 x   -   64   =   3 x   +   16 5 x   =   80 x   =   16   lit

     

    Then the initial quantity of the mixture = 5x = 5 x 16 = 80 lit.

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