A mixture contains lemon juice and sugar syrup in equal proportion. If a new mixture is created by adding this mixture and sugar syrup in the ratio 1 : 3, then the ratio of lemon juice and sugar syrup in the new mixture is
Explanation:
Let 10 units of mixture is mixed with 30 units of sugar syrup.
Amount of sugar syrup in 10 units of mixture = 5 units Amount of lemon juice in 10 units of mixture = 5 units
∴ Total amount of lemon juice in the final mixture = 5 units, and Total amount of sugar syrup in the final mixture = 5 + 30 = 35 units
Ratio of lemon juice and sugar syrup in final mixture = 5 : 35 = 1 : 7.
Hence, option (d).
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