A container holds a mixture of milk and water in the ratio $3:2$. When $75\%$ of this mixture is removed and then $40$ liters of another mixture containing $40\%$ milk is added, the milk in the resulting mixture becomes $\frac{44}{9}\%$ of the total mixture. Find the quantity of milk in the original mixture.

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1. Let the quantity of milk be $300x$ liters and water be $200x$ liters initially (since ratio is $3:2$).

2. Total initial mixture = $300x + 200x = 500x$ liters.

3. Quantity removed = $75\%$ of $500x = \frac{75}{100} 	imes 500x = 375x$ liters.

4. Milk removed = $\frac{3}{5} 	imes 375x = 225x$ liters.

5. Water removed = $\frac{2}{5} 	imes 375x = 150x$ liters.

6. After removal, remaining milk = $300x - 225x = 75x$ liters.

7. After removal, remaining water = $200x - 150x = 50x$ liters.

8. Added mixture = $40$ liters, with $40\%$ milk and $60\%$ water.

- Milk added = $40 	imes \frac{40}{100} = 16$ liters.

- Water added = $40 	imes \frac{60}{100} = 24$ liters.

9. New total milk = $75x + 16$ liters.

10. New total water = $50x + 24$ liters.

11. Total new mixture = $(75x + 16) + (50x + 24) = 125x + 40$ liters.

12. Given milk is $\frac{44}{9}\%$ of the new mixture, i.e.,

$$\frac{75x + 16}{125x + 40} = \frac{44}{9} 	imes \frac{1}{100} = \frac{44}{900} = \frac{4}{81}$$

13. Cross-multiplied:

$$81(75x + 16) = 4(125x + 40)$$

$$6075x + 1296 = 500x + 160$$

14. Rearranged:

$$6075x - 500x = 160 - 1296$$

$$5575x = -1136$$

(This negative value indicates a misinterpretation of percentage; re-check step 12.)

**Correction:** The problem states milk becomes $\frac{44}{9}\%$ which is $4\frac{8}{9}\% = 4.888...\%$, but the original solution uses $\frac{400}{9}\% = 44.44\%$. So the percentage is $\frac{400}{9}\%$ (not $\frac{44}{9}\%$).

Recalculate step 12:

Milk percentage = $\frac{400}{9}\% = \frac{400}{9} 	imes \frac{1}{100} = \frac{400}{900} = \frac{4}{9}$.

So,

$$\frac{75x + 16}{125x + 40} = \frac{4}{9}$$

Cross-multiplied:

$$9(75x + 16) = 4(125x + 40)$$

$$675x + 144 = 500x + 160$$

$$675x - 500x = 160 - 144$$

$$175x = 16$$

$$x = \frac{16}{175}$$

15. Quantity of milk initially = $300x = 300 	imes \frac{16}{175} = \frac{4800}{175} = \frac{192}{7}$ liters.

**Answer:** $\frac{192}{7}$ liters

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