Question: A jar has mixture of milk and water in the respective ratio of 4: 3. From this jar 28 L of mixture (milk and water) was taken out and after that 4 L of pure water was added. Now, the respective ratio of milk and water in the jar is 24: 19, What is the new quantity of mixture in the jar? [NICL (AO) 2014]
Options:
A) 172 L
B) 162 L
C) 180 L
D) 184 L
E) 168 L
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- Let initially jar contains x L of mixture.
Then,
$ \therefore $ New quantity of the mixture in the jar
$ =168+4=172L $