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can some 1 explain the "*32" ? and why the need to double the LHS (394/15 -> 788/30) ?
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12 litres of a milk and water solution having ratio of milk and water as 4 : 1 is mixed with 20 litres of another milk and water solution having ratio of milk and water in the ratio 5 : 1. Find the ratio of milk and water in the resultant solution.

A. 43 : 240
B. 43 : 197
C. 197 : 240
D. 197 : 43
E. None of these

Milk1 ratio*vol1 + milk2 ratio*vol2 = final milk ratio*vol

788/30=(x/x+y)*32

Water1 ratio*vol1 + water2 ratio*vol2 = final water ratio*vol

172/30=(y/x+y)*32

Dividing both we get x/y=197/43

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The 32 represents the total final volume (12 + 20 = 32 liters) used in the weighted average formula.

The fraction 394/15 (4/5 * 12 + 5/6 * 20 = 394/15) was rewritten as 788/30 just to get a common denominator (30) for easier comparison with the water part later (172/30). It’s the same value, only scaled for consistency. This, however, is not needed because for the milk part we get 394/15 and for the water part we get 86/15 (1/5 * 12 + 1/6 * 20 = 86/15), so still the same denominator.
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