guerrero wrote:Three containers have their volumes in the ratio of 3:4:5. They are full of mixtures of Milk and Water in the ratio of 4:1, 3:1 and 5:2 respectively. The contents of all these three containers are poured into a fourth container. The ratio of milk and water in the fourth container will be
a)4:1
b)151:48
c)157:53
d)5:2
[spoiler]c
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Let the 3 containers be A, B, and C.
Plug in values that make the math easy.
A:
Since M:W = 4:1, and 4+1 = 5, the volume in A should be a multiple of 5.
C:
Since M:W = 5:2, and 5+2 = 7, the volume in C should be a multiple of 7.
Thus, we should multiply A:B:C = 3:4:5 by both 5 and 7 -- in other words, by 35 -- so that the volume in A is a multiple of 5 and the volume in C is a multiple of 7:
A:B:C = 35(3:4:5) = 105:140:175.
A = 105 liters:
Since M:W = 4:
1, and 4+1 =
5, 1 of every 5 liters is water
W =
(1/5)105 = 21.
M = 105-21 = 84.
B = 140 liters:
Since M:W = 3:
1, and 3+1 =
4, 1 of every 4 liters is water:
W =
(1/4)140 = 35.
M = 140-35 = 105.
C = 175 liters:
Since M:W = 5:
2, and 5+2 =
7, 2 of every 7 liters are water:
W =
(2/7)175 = 50.
M = 175-50 = 125.
(total M) : (total W) = (84+105+125) : (21+35+50) = 314 : 106 = 157:53.
The correct answer is
C.
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