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Q: 640 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 6:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water ?

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    360 ml
  • 2
    320 ml
  • 3
    310 ml
  • 4
    330 ml
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Answer : 2. "320 ml"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 320 ml Explanation: Here total parts of milk and water in the solution is 6+2 = 8 parts. 1part = 640/8 = 80   old mixture contains 6parts of milk and 2 parts of water(6:2).   To get new mixture containing half milk and half water, add 4parts of water to the old mixture then 6:(2+4) to make the ratio same. i.e, 4 x 80 = 320 ml.

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