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In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs.12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth Rs.8 per litre?

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A can contain a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio of 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7: 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
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A mixture contains wine and water in the ratio 3 : 2 and another mixture contains them in the ratio 4 : 5. How many litres of the latter must be mixed with 3 litres of the former so that the resulting mixture may contain equal quantities of wine and water ?
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A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts are of syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?
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Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water in the ratio 5: 2 and 7: 6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixture be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ration 8: 5?
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Two equal vessels are filled with the mixtures of water and milk in the ratio of 3:4 and 5:3 respectively. If the mixtures are poured into a third vessel, the ratio of water and milk in the third vessel will be?
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The ratio of milk and water is 5 : 3 in a pot and that of another pot is 2 : 3. In which ratio these mixtures must be mixed so that the quantity of milk is the same as the quantity of water in the new mixture?
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Two vessels P and Q contain wine and water in the ratios of 5: 2 and 8: 5 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixtures are to be mixed to get a new mixture containing wine and water in the ratio of 9:4.
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A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mixed from each of the containers, so that he gets 12 L of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3:5