Twenty five litres of a 40% wine solution is mixed with 30 litres of a 20% wine solution. What is the % of wine--e in the resultant mixture?
Twenty five litres of a 40% wine solution is mixed with 30 litres of a 20% wine solution. What is the % of wine--e in the resultant mixture?
Option 1 -
30 %
Option 2 -
30.9 %
Option 3 -
29.09 %
Option 4 -
35 %
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:(c):Let x be the percentage of water in the resultant mixture.
Using the alligation rule, we have
6 (x – 20) = 5 (40 – x)
6x – 120 = 200 – 5x
11x = 320
x =
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