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The ratio of the milk to water in a mixture is 7:3. 40 litres of mixture is taken out and 10 litres of water is added in the remaining mixture. If in the resultant mixture the quantity of milk is double the quantity of water, then find the quantity of water in the initial mixture.

A 60 litres

B 72 litres

C 75 litres

D 84 litres

E 90 litres

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