A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this con- tainer 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by… · ABC26GN3971

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Alligation or Mixture

A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this con- tainer 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container ?

(a)26.34 litres

(b)27.36 litres

(c)28 litres

(d)29.16 litres

Answer

Answer (as printed): D

Explanation

Amount of milk left after 3 operations   4  3  =  40  1 – litres   40      9 9 9 =  40 × × × = 29.16 litres.  10 10 10 

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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