A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio of $5 : 3$ respectively. How much of the mixture must be siphoned off and replaced with water, so that the mixture may be half milk and half water?

Question

A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio of

5 : 3

respectively. How much of the mixture must be siphoned off and replaced with water, so that the mixture may be half milk and half water?

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Let the vessel contains 8 litres of liquid-Let x litres of this liquid be replaced with waterwhen x litre of mixture is taken out it means 5x8 litre milk and 3x8 litre water taken out

A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio of $5 : 3$ respectively. How much of the mixture must be siphoned off and replaced with water, so that the mixture may be half milk and half water?
$1 / 5$
$1 / 3$
$1 / 7$
$1 / 4$

Let the vessel contains $8$ litres of liquid.
Let $x$ litres of this liquid be replaced with water
when $x$ litre of mixture is taken out it means $\frac{5 x}{8}$ litre milk and $\frac{3 x}{8}$ litre water taken out

A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio of 5:3 respectively. How much of the mixture must be siphoned off and replaced with water, so that the mixture may be half milk and half water?1/51/31/71/4

Let the vessel contains 8 litres of liquid.Let x litres of this liquid be replaced with waterwhen x litre of mixture is taken out it means 5x8 litre milk and 3x8 litre water taken out

A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio of $5 : 3$ respectively. How much of the mixture must be siphoned off and replaced with water, so that the mixture may be half milk and half water?
$1 / 5$
$1 / 3$
$1 / 7$
$1 / 4$

Let the vessel contains $8$ litres of liquid.
Let $x$ litres of this liquid be replaced with water
when $x$ litre of mixture is taken out it means $\frac{5 x}{8}$ litre milk and $\frac{3 x}{8}$ litre water taken out