In a container contains mixture of milk to water in the ratio of 3:2. When 75% of the mixture is taken out and 40 liters of mixture of milk and water added in which 40% is milk, then in the resultant mixture milk becomes of total mixture. Find the quantity of milk in initial mixture.
Correct Answer :
liters
Solution :
The correct option is liters.
Step 1: Define the initial quantities of milk and water.
Let the initial total quantity of the mixture be liters.
Given the ratio of milk to water in the initial container is 3 : 2:
Quantity of Milk = liters
Quantity of Water = liters
Step 2: Determine the remaining quantity after taking out 75% of the mixture.
When 75% of the mixture is removed, 25% (or ) of the mixture remains. Since a mixture is homogeneous, the proportion of milk and water in the remaining mixture stays the same.
Remaining Milk = of liters
Remaining Water = of liters
Remaining Total Mixture = of liters
Step 3: Calculate the milk and water added.
A 40-liter mixture is added to the container, in which 40% is milk.
Milk Added = of liters
Water Added = liters
Step 4: Formulate the equations for the resultant mixture.
Now, let us find the new total quantities of milk and the entire mixture:
Total Milk in resultant mixture = liters
Total Resultant Mixture = liters
Step 5: Use the given percentage of milk in the final mixture.
We are given that milk forms of the total mixture.
Converting to a fraction:
Therefore, the ratio of milk to total mixture is:
Step 6: Solve for x.
Cross-multiplying both sides:
Step 7: Calculate the initial quantity of milk.
Initial milk quantity was defined as :
Quantity of initial milk = liters
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