CAT 2021 Ratio, Proportion and Variation Question (Hard)

Question

From a container filled with milk, 9 litres of milk are drawn and replaced with water. Next, from the same container, 9 litres are drawn and again replaced with water. If the volumes of milk and water in the container are now in the ratio of 16 9, then the capacity of the container, in litres, is?

Accepted Answer

Step 1 Let the total capacity litres initially full of milk Step 2 After 1st Replacement Remove 9 litres of milk Milk left So milk fraction Now 9 litres of water is added to make volume again. Milk fraction after 1st replacement Step 3 After 2nd Replacement Remove 9 litres of the current mixture Mil

CAT 2021

Quantitative

Ratio, Proportion and Variation

Hard

From a container filled with milk, 9 litres of milk are drawn and replaced with water. Next, from the same container, 9 litres are drawn and again replaced with water. If the volumes of milk and water in the container are now in the ratio of 16 : 9, then the capacity of the container, in litres, is?

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