Question

A liquid contains beer and water in ratio of 4:1 after adding 1 kg water it becomes 3:1 then what was the quantity of beer before adding water

Answer 1

Answer:

12 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

let the common multiple of the ratio be x

beer = 4x

water = x

acc. to sum

4x/x+1 = 3/1

4x = 3x+3

x =3

therefore the amount of beer is 4x =12kg