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From cylinder A containing 108 litre of mixture of water and alcohol in ratio of 8:1,36 litre of the mixture is taken out and poured into cylinder B in which ratio of water to alcohol is 3:1. If difference between total water and total alcohol in cylinder B is 60 litre then find the quantity of intial mixture in cylinder B.

Answer»

60 Litre
48 Litre
64 Litre
66 Litre

Solution :Let INITIALLY water and ALCOHOL in Cylinder B is 3X litre and X litre RESPECTIVELY.
Now
` 3x+(8)/(9) xx36-x-(1)/(9) xx36=60`
`3x+32-x-4=60`
`x=16`


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