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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.

Options

A

12

B

30

C

16

D

24

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Correct Answer :

Option D

24

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:
100%-40%=60%
Thus, the ratio of milk to water in Vessel A is:
Milk:Water=60:40=3:2

Step 2: Analyze the mixture taken out
A quantity of x liters of the mixture is taken out of Vessel A.
Since the mixture is homogeneous, the ratio of milk to water in the x liters removed remains the same as in Vessel A, which is 3:2.
We are given that the quantity of water in this x liters is 12 liters.
Using the ratio, we can set up the proportion for water:
23+2×x=12
25×x=12
x=12×52=30 liters
So, the total quantity of mixture taken out is x=30 liters.
The quantity of milk in these 30 liters is:
30-12=18 liters

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 x 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:
Difference=|Quantity of Water-Quantity of Milk|
Difference=42-18=24 liters

Thus, the difference between the quantity of milk and water in the resultant mixture of vessel B is 24 liters.

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