Multiple choice

If a mixture contains 60% of milk and the remaining is water. Another mixture contains 75% milk, 20% water. The new mixture is formed by mixing these two mixtures such that the water contains 25%. In the new mixture the remaining is honey. In which ratio these two mixture can be mixed.

  1. 3:4

  2. 3:20

  3. 1:3

  4. 3:5

  5. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mixture 1: 60% milk, 40% water. Mixture 2: 75% milk, 20% water (5% unspecified, likely honey or other). New mixture should have 25% water and the rest is honey (not milk). This means the new mixture is 75% honey. Using alligation: For water% in final mixture (25%), the distances are 25-40=-15 (invalid) and 25-20=5. This question has inconsistent assumptions - if water must be 25%, mixing mixtures with 40% and 20% water cannot yield exactly 25% water. However, working with the 15% and 5% differences, the ratio is 1:3.