A cask contains 24 litre mixture of wine and water in the ratio 3 : 1. How much mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the quantity of wine and water becomes equal ? 

A sample of 50 litres of glycerine is found to be adulterated to the extent of 20 % . How much pure glycerine should be added to it so as to bring down the percentage of impurity to 5 %? 

The ratio of milk and water in mixture of four containers are 5:3,2:1, 3:2 and 7:4 respectively. In which container is the quantity of milk, relative to water, minimum?

In one glass, milk and water are mixed in the ratio 3:5 and in another glass they are mixed in the ratio 6:1.In what ratio should the content of the two glasses be mixed together so that new mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 1:1?

In a mixture of milk and water milk is found to be 28%. When 16 litre water is added in the mixture new percentage of milk in mixture becomes 20%. Find the initial quantity of mixture.

Vessels A and B contain mixture of milk and water in the ratios 4 : 5 and 5 : 1 respectively. In what ratio should quantities of mixture be taken from A and B to from a mixture in which milk to water is in the ratio 5 : 4 ? 

X liters of milk is taken out and replaced with water from a container having 240 liters milk. Now, 20% of the mixture is taken out and replaced with water. In final mixture, the difference in quantity of milk & water is 128 liters. Find X.