Home
Class 14
MATHS
40 litres of a mixture of milk and water...

40 litres of a mixture of milk and water contains 10% of water, the water to be added, to make the water content 20% in the new mixture is :

A

6 litres

B

6.5 litres

C

5.5 litres

D

5 litres

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A mixture of 30 litres of spirit and water contains 20% of water in it. How much water must be added to it, to make the water 25% in the new mixture ?

A mixture of 45 litres of spirit and water, contains 20% water in it. How much water must be added to it to make water 25% in the new mixture ?

80 litre mixture of milk and water contains 10% milk . How much milk (in litres) must be added to make water percentage in the mixture as 80% ?

A mixture of 70 litres of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 and 1/2 % of the total mixture ?

80 litre mixture of milk and water contains 5% water.How much water must be added to mixture so as make a 20% water in mixture (i.e 4:1) (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) non of these

A mixture of 150 liters of wine and water contains 20% water. How much more water should be added so that water becomes 25% of the new mixture?