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Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 77

Q77

A milkman has a 15 litres drum with 9 litres milk. He filled the drum with water and now takes out 1/2 litre of the mixture. What is the quantity of milk (in millilitres) in the mixture taken out?

A milkman has a 15 litres drum with 9 litres milk. He filled the drum with water and now takes out litre of the mixture. What is the quantity of milk (in millilitres) in the mixture taken out?
A.
250
B.
266
C.
300
Answer
D.
333

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{\text{Total capacity}}}&{{\text{Milk}}}&{}&{{\text{Water}}} \\ {15}&9&:&6 \\ {}&3&:&2 \end{array}
Half liter is taken out
Milk = 500 ml × = 300 ml