A right circular cylindrical vessel initially contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4:5. When x x x ml of this mixture is removed and repl...

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A right circular cylindrical vessel initially contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4:5. When xx ml of this mixture is removed and replaced with xx ml of pure milk, the ratio of milk to water in the vessel becomes 57:60. It is also given that the quantity of mixture sold (xx ml) is 108 ml less than the initial total volume of the mixture in the vessel.

If instead, 3x3x ml of the mixture is sold and then x3\frac{x}{3} ml of milk and 2x2x ml of water are added to the vessel, what is the total volume of the vessel in cubic centimeters (cm³)?

Options

A.

113

B.

111

C.

130

D.

125

E.

120

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