A milkman adds 10 liters of water to 10-liter milk. his son takes 15 liter of milk and adds 5 liter water in it. find out the amount of water in liter in this milk?

A) 10

B) 12.5

C) 13.8

D) 15

The mixture of milk and water=10 litres+10 litres=20 liters

So the milk-water ratio is 1:1

Son takes 15litres of mixture i.e. 7.5 litres milk + 7.5litres water

Where water =7.5 litres

After adding 5 liters of water, water in the mixture= 7.5 + 5 = 12.5 liters

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