Multiple choice

A vessel contain some litters of pure milk, If 25 litter of water is added to the vessel, the ratio between milk and water becomes 12 : 5, if now 17 litters of mixture is drawn from the vessel and 10 litters of water is added to it, then find the new ratio between milk and water?

  1. 5 : 8

  2. 8 : 5

  3. 3 : 2

  4. 2 : 3

  5. 10 : 3
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Explanation

Initially, milk:water = 12:5 after adding 25L water, so milk = 60L (12×5), water = 25L. Total = 85L. When 17L mixture is removed, milk removed = 17×(12/17) = 12L, water removed = 17×(5/17) = 5L. Remaining: milk = 48L, water = 20L. Adding 10L water gives final ratio 48:30 = 8:5.

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