In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16 2/3 % by selling the mixture at cost price?

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1. A vessel contains 20 liters of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 3:2. 10 liters of the mixture are removed and replaced with an equal quantity of pure milk. If the process is repeated once more, find the ratio of milk and water in the final mixture obtained?

   A. 9:1
   B. 4:7
   C. 7:1
   D. 2:5

2. In a mixture of milk and water, the proportion of milk by weight was 80%. If, in a 180 gm mixture, 36 gms of pure milk is added, what would be the percentage of milk in the mixture formed?

   A. 80%
   B. 100%
   C. 84%
   D. 87.5%
   E. None of these

3. In a can, there is a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5. If it is filled with an additional 8 litres of milk the can would be full and ratio of milk and water would become 6 : 5. Find the capacity of the can?

   A. 40
   B. 44
   C. 48
   D. 52

4. Milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 respectively in what ratio the liquids in both the vessels should be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing half milk and half water?

   A. 1:1
   B. 1:3
   C. 1:2
   D. 7:5

5. A mixture of 70 litres of milk and water contains 10% water. How many litres of water should be added to the mixture so that the mixture contains 12 1/2% water?

   A. 2
   B. 8
   C. 4
   D. 5
   E. None of these

6. A vessel of capacity 90 litres is fully filled with pure milk. Nine litres of milk is removed from the vessel and replaced with water. Nine litres of the solution thus formed is removed and replaced with water. Find the quantity of pure milk in the final milk solution?

   A. 72
   B. 72.9
   C. 73.8
   D. 74.7
   E. None of these

7. Sharjeel has a container which has a mixture of wine and water in it. Wine and water are in the ratio 4:1. Sharjeel spills some of the mixture by accident. He then replaces the spilled amount with water of same quantity. But now the wine to water ratio became 3:2. How much water did Sharjeel add?

   A. 3/5
   B. 1/2
   C. 1/4
   D. 2/7

8. A man buys milk at a certain rate per liter and after adding water to it sells the mixture at the same rate. Find in what ration he much mix water to milk so as to gain 20% on his outlay?

   A. 1:5
   B. 1:20
   C. 2:5
   D. 1:6

9. How much water must be added to a bucket which contains 40 liters of milk at the cost price of Rs.3.50 per liter so that the cost of milk reduces to Rs.2 per liter?

   A. 25 liters
   B. 28 litres
   C. 30 liters
   D. 35 liters

10. A mixture of 70 liters of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 ½% of the total mixture?

    A. 12 liters
    B. 10 liters
    C. 4 liters
    D. 2 liters