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In a vessel of 30 litres mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. 10 litres of…

After removing 10 L from 30 L, the remaining 20 L mixture has milk and water in the ratio \(4:1\), i.e., \(16\text{ L}\) milk and \(4\text{ L}\) water. Adding \(4\text{ L}\)…

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In a vessel of 30 litres mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. 10 litres of the mixture is taken out from the vessel and 4 litres of water is poured into the vessel in its place; now the ratio of milk and water in the resulting new mixture is

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After removing 10 L from 30 L, the remaining 20 L mixture has milk and water in the ratio 4:14:1, i.e., 16 L16\text{ L} milk and 4 L4\text{ L} water. Adding 4 L4\text{ L} of water gives 16 L16\text{ L} milk and 8 L8\text{ L} water, which is a ratio of 16:8=2:116 : 8 = 2 : 1.

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