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Partnership · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 43 of 81

Partnership: Two vessels contain spirit and water mixed respectively in the ratio of 1 : 4 and 4 : 1. Find the ratio in which these are to be mixed to get a new mixture in which the ratio of spirit to water is 1 : 3 .

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Topic
Partnership
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45-60 sec

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Two vessels contain spirit and water mixed respectively in the ratio of 1 : 4 and 4 : 1. Find the ratio in which these are to be mixed to get a new mixture in which the ratio of spirit to water is 1 : 3 .

TopicPartnership
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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