Question

a mixture of 40 litees of milk amd water contains 10%water.how much water must be added to make water20% in new mixture​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Mixture given = 40L

10% of which was water. So remaining 90% was milk.

Now we have to increase the water percentage to 20%. Therefore the milk percentage in new mixture is 80%. In ratio, it becomes 4:1.

Lets say we added ‘x’ litres of water in the mixture and quantity of milk remains constant throughout.

So, x=5L of water must be added in the mixture to make water 20% in new mixture.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Mixture given = 40L

10% of which was water. So remaining 90% was milk.

Now we have to increase the water percentage to 20%. Therefore the milk percentage in new mixture is 80%. In ratio, it becomes 4:1.

Lets say we added ‘x’ litres of water in the mixture and quantity of milk remains constant throughout.

So, x=5L of water must be added in the mixture to make water 20% in new mixture.