Two buckets of equal capacity are full of a mixture of milk and water. In the first, the ratio of milk to water is 1:7 and in the second it is 3:8. Now both the mixtures are mixed in a bigger container. What is the resulting ratio of milk to water?

Ashutosh Nautiyal

Two buckets of equal capacity are full of a mixture of milk and water. In the first, the ratio of milk to water is 1:7 and in the second it is 3:8. Now both the mixtures are mixed in a bigger container. What is the resulting ratio of milk to water?

  • A. 35:141 
  • B. 42:49
  • C. 43:41
  • D. 41:53
 

The correct answer is option A. 35:141. Can you explain this answer in the comments?


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Two buckets of equal capacity are full of a mixture of milk and water. In the first, the ratio of milk to water is 1:7 and in the second it is 3:8. Now both the mixtures are mixed in a bigger container. What is the resulting ratio of milk to water?




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