SOLUTION: At what ratio milk costing 16.50 per litre be mixed with water so that the price of the mixture will be Rs.15 per litre?

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Question 939620: At what ratio milk costing 16.50 per litre be mixed with water so that the price of the mixture will be Rs.15 per litre?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are paying for the milk and not the water, so
there is +15%2F16.5+ as much milk as before
+%28+16.5+-+15+%29+%2F+16.5+=+1.5%2F16.5+ is the fraction
of water to make up the difference
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The ratio of milk to water is +15%2F1.5+=+10%2F1+
Hope I got it