Vessel A contains 150 liters mixture of milk and water in which water is 40%. ‘x’ liters mixture is taken out (quantity of water in ‘x’ liters is 12 liters) and poured into vessel B which already contain ‘x’ liters water . Find the difference between quantity (in liters) of milk and water in resultant mixture of vessel B.
Correct Answer :
24
Solution :
Let us break down the problem step-by-step to find the difference between the quantity of milk and water in the resultant mixture of vessel B.
Step 1: Understand the composition of Vessel A
Vessel A contains a mixture of 150 liters of milk and water.
The percentage of water in the mixture is 40%.
Therefore, the percentage of milk in the mixture is:
Thus, the ratio of milk to water in Vessel A is:
Step 2: Analyze the mixture taken out
A quantity of liters of the mixture is taken out of Vessel A.
Since the mixture is homogeneous, the ratio of milk to water in the liters removed remains the same as in Vessel A, which is .
We are given that the quantity of water in this liters is 12 liters.
Using the ratio, we can set up the proportion for water:
So, the total quantity of mixture taken out is liters.
The quantity of milk in these 30 liters is:
Step 3: Analyze the composition of Vessel B
The 30 liters mixture (containing 18 liters of milk and 12 liters of water) is poured into Vessel B.
Vessel B already contains liters of water, which is 30 liters of water.
Now, let us calculate the total quantity of milk and water in Vessel B:
Total milk in Vessel B = 18 liters (from the mixture)
Total water in Vessel B = 12 liters (from the mixture) + 30 liters (already present) = 42 liters
Step 4: Find the difference between milk and water in Vessel B
We need to find the difference between the quantity of milk and water in the resultant mixture of Vessel B:
Thus, the difference between the quantity of milk and water in the resultant mixture of vessel B is 24 liters.
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