CAT 2021 Slot 2 QA Q4 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages

Question 4 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2021 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

From a container filled with milk, 9 litres of milk are drawn and replaced with water. Next, from the same container, 9 litres are drawn and again replaced with water. If the volumes of milk and water in the container are now in the ratio of 16 : 9, then the capacity of the container, in litres, is

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