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Alligation & Mixtures · Question 53 of 88

How much water must be added to bottle A to make it a 20% solution?

Question 53

EasyOriginal question

A laboratory has 40 litres of a 25% acid solution in bottle A and a large supply of a 60% acid solution in bottle B.

How much water must be added to bottle A to make it a 20% solution?

Options for question 53

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The 10 litres of acid must be 20% of the new total: 100.2=50\frac{10}{0.2} = 50 litres.

  2. So add 50−40=1050 - 40 = 10 litres of water.

Worth noting

50 litres is the new total, not the water added.

Concept
Diluting with water
Typical time
90 s
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