Amit has a container filld completely with 80% milk and 20% water. 5 litres of the solution is removed and replaced with water. then 15litres of the solution is removed and replaced with water. the milk % is now 55% . what is the capacity of the container in litres?

• answer is 60 litre (source: bit.ly/2dFIEVU)
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• The capacity is 60 liters.
  
  This is easy to check, since in the beginning there is then 48 l milk and 12 l water, then 44 l milk and 16 l water and finally 33 l milk and 27 l water, which means 55% milk.
  
  To find the answer you use that the amount of milk scales with the milk percentage, so the following equations apply, where m is amount of milk in liters at the start, and p is percentage of milk after mixing in 5 l of water:
  
  m / 80% = (m - 4) / p = (m - 4 - 15 p) / 55%
  use outer ones to find linear relation between m and p, then make quadratic equation and solve.
  
  
  
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(6)
• IF OPTIONS GIVEN...THEN BY 60......
  
  1 - 5/60 = 1- 1/12 = 11/12
  1 - 15/60 = 1 - 1/4 = 3/4
  
  80 * 11/12 * 3/4 = 55
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(8)
• Answer is 80
  let capacity=x;
  
  difference b/w milk %'s:25 i.e, 25%(x)-->20 liters of water
  so capacity of container is:4*20=80liters
  
  
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(8)
• Let capacity =100 l
  ratio of milk and water 4:1
  water in 95 l = (1/5)*95=19 + 5 l added then it became 24 l.
  again on finding ratio 24:76 =6:9
  water in 85 l(100-15)= (6/25)*85=20.4 + 15 l water in became 35.4 l (100-35.4=64.6 milk in 100 l)
  (64.6/100)=(55/x)
  x=85.13 l capacity Ans
  
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(11)
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  Ramesh has a container filled completely with
  80
  %
  80% milk and
  20
  %
  20% water.
  5
  5 litres of the solution is removed and replaced with water. Then,
  15
  15 litres of this solution is removed and replaced with water. The milk percentage is now
  55
  %
  .
  55%. Which of the following can be the capacity of the container (in litres)?
  (a)
  20
  
  
  20 (b)
  40
  
  
  40 (c)
  50
  
  
  50 (d)
  80
  
  
  80 (e) None
  
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  10 months ago, anu
  
  
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  Ans:
  60
  60 litre (None from the choices)
  
  Let capacity of the container
  =
  x
  =x
  Then, initial quantity of milk
  =
  0.8
  x
  =0.8x
  
  0.8
  x
  (
  1
  −
  5
  x
  )
  (
  1
  −
  15
  x
  )
  =
  0.55
  x
  ⇒
  16
  (
  1
  −
  5
  x
  )
  (
  1
  −
  15
  x
  )
  =
  11
  ⇒
  16
  x
  2
  (
  x
  −
  5
  )
  (
  x
  −
  15
  )
  =
  11
  ⇒
  16
  (
  x
  2
  −
  20
  x
  +
  75
  )
  =
  11
  x
  2
  ⇒
  16
  x
  2
  −
  320
  x
  +
  1200
  =
  11
  x
  2
  ⇒
  5
  x
  2
  −
  320
  x
  +
  1200
  =
  0
  ⇒
  x
  2
  −
  64
  x
  +
  240
  =
  0
  ⇒
  (
  x
  −
  60
  )
  (
  x
  −
  4
  )
  =
  0
  ⇒
  x
  =
  60
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