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Download Solution PDFIn a mixture, milk and water are in ratio of 1 ∶ 4. Some milk is added to the mixture because of which ratio of milk and water becomes 2 ∶ 1. How much milk was added as a percentage of initial mixture?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
The milk and water are in the ratio of 1 ∶ 4
Calculation:
Let x liter milk is added to the mixture.
According to the question:
⇒ (1+x)/4 = 2/1
⇒ x = 8 - 1
⇒ x = 7
So, 7 liters of milk is added to the mixture.
The total mixture is 1 + 4 = 5.
The Percentage of milk added to the initial mixture is given by:
⇒ 7/5 × 100 = 140%
∴ Option 1 is the correct answer.
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