Discussion
A mixture of 60 litres contains milk and water in the ratio 2 : 1. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 2?
Answer: B
Correct answer: 60 litres
In 60 litres divided 2 : 1 there are 40 litres of milk and 20 of water. The milk does not change when water is added - that is the key to every question of this kind. For a final ratio of 1 : 2, the water must be twice the milk, so it must become \( 2 \times 40 = 80 \) litres. The water to add is therefore \[ 80 - 20 = 60 \text{ litres}. \] Checking: the vessel then holds 40 litres of milk and 80 of water, a total of 120 in the ratio 1 : 2. The general method is to identify the quantity that stays constant, express the required ratio in terms of it, and subtract what is already present. Working with the total instead invites error, because the total changes while the milk does not. The same approach handles questions where a quantity is removed rather than added.
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