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In Jar A, 140 litre milk was mixed with 40 litre water. Some of this mixture was taken out from Jar A and put in Jar B. If before the opera…

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In Jar A, 140 litre milk was mixed with 40 litre water. Some of this mixture was taken out from Jar A and put in Jar B. If before the operation, there was 17 litres of milk in Jar B, and afterwards the resultant ratio between milk and water in jar B was 19 : 3 respectively, what was the amount of mixture that was taken out from Jar A ? ( in litre)
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Milk to water ratio in Jar A is 140:40 = 7:2. Let the quantity of taken out mixture from jar A = 9x litre.
Hence, milk will be 7x and water will be 2x litres.
Therefore, (7x + 17) / 2x = 19/3
=>x = 3
Hence, amount taken out is 9*3 = 27 litres.
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Milk to water ratio in Jar A is 140:40 = 7:2. Let the quantity of taken out mixture from jar A = 9x litre.
Hence, milk will be 7x and water will be 2x litres.
Therefore, (7x + 17) / 2x = 19/3
=>x = 3
Hence, amount taken out is 9*3 = 27 litres.