Question Paper from: IBPS PO Prelims 2017

A mixture of milk and water in a jar contains 28 L milk and 8 L water. X L milk and X L water are mixed to form a mixture. If 40% of the new mixture is 20 L, then find the value of X.

7 L

8 L

6 L

5 L

9 L

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