SOLUTION: Sanjay has a can with 9 litres of milk in it. He takes out 3 litres of milk from it and adds 3 litres of water. He mixes them well and takes out 3 litres of the mixture from the ca
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Question 1078664: Sanjay has a can with 9 litres of milk in it. He takes out 3 litres of milk from it and adds 3 litres of water. He mixes them well and takes out 3 litres of the mixture from the can and pours 3 litres of water. What is the ratio of milk to water in the can now? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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He starts with 9 L of milk and removes
3 L, leaving 6 L of milk
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He adds 3 L of water, giving him 9 L
of mixture
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He takes out 3 L of the mixture, leaving
6 L of mixture which is still in the ratio
milk/water =
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He pours in 3 L of water. The amounts of
milk and water he already has are:
4 L of milk
2 L of water
giving him the 2:1 ratio and adding up to 6 L
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Now he has
4 L of milk
5 L of water ()
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The ratio of milk to water is now 4 to 5
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