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In a mixture of 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. If the ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quantity of water to be further added is: Options : 20 liters 30 liters 40 liters 60 liters

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In a mixture of 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. If the ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quantity of water to be further added is:

Options : 20 liters 30 liters 40 liters 60 liters

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Solution

In the initial mixture of 60 liters, the ratio of milk to water is 2:1. This means that the mixture is 2/3 milk and 1/3 water.

To find the quantity of milk and water, we multiply the total quantity of the mixture by each part of the ratio.

For milk: 60 liters * 2/3 = 40 liters For water: 60 liters * 1/3 = 20 liters

The question asks for the amount of water to be added to change the ratio to 1:2 (milk:water). This means the quantity of milk and water should be equal.

Since we already have 40 liters of milk, we need to have 40 liters of water to make the ratio 1:2.

We already have 20 liters of water, so we need to add an additional: 40 liters - 20 liters = 20 liters

So, the quantity of water to be further added is 20 liters.

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