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The minimum quantity of milk in litres (in whole number) that should be mixed in a mixture of 60 litres in which the initial ratio of milk to water is 1 : 4, so that the resulting mixture has 15% milk is

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This is not possible
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The correct option is D This is not possible
Initial quantity of milk is 12 litres and that of water is 48 litres. Since, this is already containing 20% milk, adding more milk to the mixture cannot make the mixture reach 15% milk. Hence, it is not possible.

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