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MixturesandAlligationsQuant/Math::MBAPreparation

MixturesandAlligationsQuant/Math
Question4theday:September06,2002
ThequestionforthedayisfromthetopicofMixturesandAlligations.
Howmanylitresofwatershouldbeaddedtoa30litremixtureofmilkandwatercontaining
milkandwaterintheratioof7:3suchthattheresultantmixturehas40%waterinit?
(1) 7litres

(2) 10litres

(3) 5litres

(4) Noneofthese

CorrectAnswer(3)
Solution:
30litresofthemixturehasmilkandwaterintheratio7:3.i.e.thesolutionhas21litresofmilk
and9litresofwater.
Whenyouaddmorewater,theamountofmilkinthemixtureremainsconstantat21litres.Inthe
first case, before addition of further water, 21 litres of milk accounts for 70% by volume. After
waterisadded,thenewmixturecontains60%milkand40%water.
Therefore,the21litresofmilkaccountsfor60%byvolume.

Hence,100%volume=

=35litres.

Westartedwith30litresandendedupwith35litres.Therefore,5litresofwaterwasadded.
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