Question

in a mixture of 28 litres the ratio of milk and water is 3:4
what quantity of water must be mixed to make the ratio of milk and water 3 :5?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Given: In a mixture of 28 litres , the ratio of milk and water is 5:2.

Solution:

Let quantity of milk be 5x litres,then quantity of water will be 2x litres.

Total quantity if mixture is given to be 28 litres.

Therefore,

5x+2x=28

7x=28

x=28/7

x=4

Quantity of milk in the mixture =5x=5×4=20litres

Therefore,quantity of milk in the mixture is 20 litres.

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