SOLUTION: three equal pots contains mixtures of milk and water in the ratio of 7:1:5:3 and 13:12 respectively . The mixtures of the three pots are poured into a big pot .find the ratio of m

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Question 945625: three equal pots contains mixtures of milk and water in the ratio of 7:1:5:3 and 13:12 respectively . The mixtures of the three pots are poured into a big pot .find the ratio of milk and water in this big pot .
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First pot, 7%2F8%29X milk, %281%2F8%29X water
Second pot, 5%2F8%29X milk, %283%2F8%29X water
Third pot, 13%2F25%29X milk, %2812%2F25%29X water
Adding them together,
Milk:
X%28%287%2F8%29%2B%285%2F8%29%2B%2813%2F25%29%29=%28101%2F50%29X
Water:
X%28%281%2F8%29%2B%283%2F8%29%2B%2812%2F25%29%29=%2849%2F50%29X+
So then, the ratio becomes,
%28101%2F50%29%2F%2849%2F50%29=101%2F49
101:49