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Two mixtures (milk and water) 'A' and 'B' contains quantities of milk and water in ratio of 3:2 and 5:3, respectively. If 40 ml from 'A' and 32 ml from 'B' are mixed to form a new mixture, then find the percentage of water in the new mixture.

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Quantity of water in 40 ml of mixture A 40 25 16 ml Quantity of water in 32 ml of mixture B 32 38 12 ml Total quantity of final mixture 40 32 72 ml Required percentage 16 12 72 100 2872 100 38.89 39

A 35%

B 39%

C 42%

D 45%

E 48%

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