Arithmetic Ability
Alligation or Mixture

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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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Correct choice: B

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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