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A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 3. On adding certain amount of water to the mixture both milk and water become equal in parts. Find the quantity of water added to the original mixture if the original mixture contained 120 ml of water?

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A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 3. On adding certain amount of water to the mixture both milk and water become equal in parts. Find the quantity of water added to the original mixture if the original mixture contained 120 ml of water?


1). 160 ml
2). 120 ml
3). 280 ml
4). None of these


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⇒ Let ‘x’ be the quantity of milk in the original mixture

⇒ $(\frac{7}{3} = \frac{x}{{120}})$

⇒ Quantity of milk, x = (120 × 7)/3 = 280ml

⇒ the mixture contains 280 ml of milk and 120 ml of water

⇒ The expected new ratio of milk : water is 1 : 1

⇒ Let ‘y’ be the extra water added to make the mixture have milk and water in equal parts

⇒ Thus, 120 + y = 280

⇒ y = 160 ml

∴ Extra water added = 160 ml

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