A mixture contains milk and water in a certain ratio. When 24 liters of milk is added to the mixture, the quantity of water becomes 30% of the quantit...

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A mixture contains milk and water in a certain ratio. When 24 liters of milk is added to the mixture, the quantity of water becomes 30% of the quantity of milk. However, if 24 liters of water is added instead of milk, the quantity of water becomes 14\frac{2}{7}% less than the quantity of milk. Find the initial quantity of milk in the mixture.

Options

A.

48 lit

B.

24 lit

C.

36 lit

D.

56 lit

E.

42 lit

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