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31.
How many litres of water should be added to a 30 litre mixture of milk and water containing milk and water in the ratio of 7 : 3 such that the resultant mixture has 40% water in it?

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32.
Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water mixed in the ratio 5 : 2 and 7 : 6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixtures be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 8 : 5 ?

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33.
The respective ratio of milk and water in the mixture is 4 : 3. If 6 litres of water is added to this mixture, the respectively ratio of milk and water becomes 8 : 7. What is the quantity of milk in the original mixture ?

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34.
35 kg of type A sandal powder, which costs Rs. 614 per kg, was mixed with a certain amount of type B sandal powder, which costs Rs. 695 per kg. Then the mixture was sold at the rate of Rs. 767 per kg and 18% profit was earned. What was the amount (in kg) of type B sandal powder in the mixture ?

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35.
Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 8 : 5 and 5 : 2 respectively. The ratio in which these two mixtures be mixed to get a new mixture containing $$69\frac{3}{{13}}\% $$  milk, is-

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36.
20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 1. Then the amount of milk to be added to the mixture so as to have milk and water in ratio 4 : 1 is-

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37.
In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs. 12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth of Rs. 8 per litre?

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38.
A milkman mixed some water with milk to gain 25% by selling the mixture at the cost price. The ratio of water and milk is respectively -

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39.
A vessel contains a mixture of Grape, Pineapple and Banana juices in the respectively ratio of 4 : 6 : 5. 15 litres of this mixture is taken out and 8 litres of grape juice and 2 litres of pineapple juice is added to the vessel. If the resultant quantity of grape juice is 10 litres less than the resultant quantity of pineapple juice, what was the initial quantity of mixture in the vessel ? ( in litres)

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40.
In what ratio must tea at Rs. 62 per kg be mixed with tea at Rs. 72 per kg so that the mixture must be worth Rs. 64.50 per kg?

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