The ratio of milk to water in a container is 5:1 by volume. If the total volume of the mixture is 9 liters, find the volume of water in it.
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To find the volume of water in the mixture, we need to use the given ratio of milk to water.
The ratio of milk to water is 5:1, which means that for every 5 parts of milk, there is 1 part of water.
We know that the total volume of the mixture is 9 liters.
Let's set up a proportion to find the volume of water.
5 parts milk: 1 part water = 9 liters total volume : volume of water
Cross-multiplying, we get:
5 * volume of water = 1 * 9
5 * volume of water = 9
Now, we can solve for the volume of water by dividing both sides by 5:
volume of water = 9 / 5
volume of water = 1.8 liters
Therefore, the volume of water in the mixture is 1.8 liters.