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A milkman initially prepared a mixture of milk and water

Q: A milkman initially prepared a mixture of milk and water in the ratio of 11:3. Later, he replaced ha

Lettheoriginalquantityofmilkandwaterinthemixturebe11xlitresand3xlitresrespectivelyAfterreplacinghalfthemixturewith30litresofwaterQuantityofmilkremaininginthemixture11x255xlitresQuantityofwaterremaininginthemixture3x23015x30litresAccordingtothequestion55x15x3055x55100Or550x385x1650So165x1650Sox165016510Sooriginalquantityofthemixture11x3x14x14X10140litres

in the ratio of 11:3. Later, he replaced half of the mixture with 30 liters of water, resulting in a new mixture where the milk content became 55%. Determine the original total quantity of the mixture.

A 140 litres

B 161 litres

C 126 litres

D 210 litres

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