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A housewife has 1000 ml of mixture that contains milk and water in the ratio of 3:1. She adds 250 ml of…

Milk in first 1000 ml (ratio 3:1) = \(\frac{3}{4} \times 1000 = 750\text{ ml}\). Milk in added 250 ml (ratio 3:2) = \(\frac{3}{5} \times 250 = 150\text{ ml}\). Total milk in…

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A housewife has 1000 ml of mixture that contains milk and water in the ratio of 3:1. She adds 250 ml of mixture of milk and water in the ratio of 3:2 in it. Then she uses 250 ml of the combined mixture to make curd. How much of pure milk is left in the mixture remained ?

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Milk in first 1000 ml (ratio 3:1) = 34×1000=750 ml\frac{3}{4} \times 1000 = 750\text{ ml}. Milk in added 250 ml (ratio 3:2) = 35×250=150 ml\frac{3}{5} \times 250 = 150\text{ ml}. Total milk in 1250 ml mixture = 750+150=900 ml750 + 150 = 900\text{ ml}. After using 250 ml (i.e., 15\frac{1}{5} of the mixture), 45\frac{4}{5} of the mixture remains, containing 45×900=720 ml\frac{4}{5} \times 900 = 720\text{ ml} of pure milk.

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