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A painter mixes 1250 mL of brown colour with 750 mL of white colour to lighten the shade. What will be the total volume of light blue colour?

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1 L

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2 L

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3 L

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4 L

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Solution

The correct option is B 2 L
Blue colour = 1250 mL
White colour = 750 mL
To find the total volume of the mixture we need to add both the volumes.
That is :
750 mL + 1250 mL = 2000 mL
We know that 1 L = 1000 mL
So, 2000 mL = 2000 $\div$ 1000
= 2 L

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