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50 litres of mixture of alcohol and water is in the ratio of 1:4 re spectively. If 10 litres of mixture is taken out and replaced with 10 litres of water, What is the new ratio of alcohol and water respectively?

A

`1:4`

B

`2:11`

C

`1:5`

D

`4:21`

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