A mixture of a certain quantity of milk with 15ltr of water is sold at 100 paisa per ltr. If pure milk be worth Rs 1.15ltr, then how much milk is there in the mixture?

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Solution

Let the quantity of milk be $X$ L
According to question $X \times 1.15 =$ ( $15 + x$ ) $\times 1$
Solving we get $X = 100$ L
Thus quantity of milk required to be mixed = 100l

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A mixture of a certain quantity of milk with 15ltr of water is sold at 100 paisa per ltr. If pure milk be worth Rs 1.15ltr, then how much milk is there in the mixture?

Let the quantity of milk be X LAccording to question X×1.15= (15+x)×1Solving we get X=100LThus quantity of milk required to be mixed = 100l

Let the quantity of milk be $X$ L
According to question $X \times 1.15 =$ ( $15 + x$ ) $\times 1$
Solving we get $X = 100$ L
Thus quantity of milk required to be mixed = 100l