A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the respective ratio of 10: 3. Twenty-six litres of this mixture was taken out and replaced with 8 litres of water. If the resultant respective ratio of milk and water in the mixture was 5 : 2, what was the initial quantity of mixture in the vessel? (in litres)

• A. 143
• B. 182
• C. 169
• D. 156
• E. 130