Mixture and Alligation Miscellaneous Exercise Question Set 01-03

(Q1). 15 litres of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 2:1, the amount of milk added to the mixture so as to have milk and water in the ratio 5:2 ?

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(Q2). 72 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 27:5. How much more water is to be added to get a mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 3:1 ?
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(Q3). A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:1, on adding 5L of water the ratio of milk and water becomes 5:2. Find the quantity of milk in the mixture?
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milk = 5x
water = x

$\frac{5x}{x+5}=\frac{5}{\mathrm{2<br>}}$

10x = 5x + 25
x = 5
∴ milk = 5×5 = 25L     Ans