Question

1040 liters of milk is divided in two parts in the ratio x : 21. If the first part is 200 liters, find x?

Answer 1

Answer: The value of 'x' corresponds to 5.

Explanation:

The total volume of the solution was given to us as 1040 L.

It is given that first part is 200 L

So, the second part will be = (1040 - 200) = 840 L

The ratio given to us is $x:21$

Ratio of the first and second part is written as $\frac{200}{840}$

Equating the two equations, we get:

$\Rightarrow \frac{x}{21}=\frac{200}{840}$

Cross-multiplying the values, we get:

$\Rightarrow x=5$

Hence, the value of 'x' comes out to be 5.