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.
5 w + w = 9
w = 9/6 = 3/2 = 1.5
To find the volume of water in the mixture, we need to determine the ratio of water to the total volume.
Given that the ratio of milk to water is 5:1, we can calculate the ratio of water to milk by flipping the ratio. So, the ratio of water to milk is 1:5.
Next, add the two parts of the ratio (1 + 5) to determine the total number of parts in the mixture: 1 + 5 = 6 parts.
Since the total volume of the mixture is 9 liters, we can find the volume of each part by dividing the total volume by the number of parts: 9 / 6 = 1.5 liters.
Now, we can calculate the volume of water in the mixture by multiplying the volume of each part (1.5 liters) by the number of parts of water (1): 1.5 * 1 = 1.5 liters.
Therefore, the volume of water in the mixture is 1.5 liters.