A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup.

How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup? A. 1 3 1 5 B. 1 4 1 7

C.

D.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: Suppose the vessel initially contains 8 litres of liquid. Let x litres of this liquid be replaced with water. 3x 8 5x 8

Quantity of water in new mixture = Quantity of syrup in new mixture = 33x 8 +x = 55x 8

35-

+x litres

litres

5x + 24 = 40 - 5x 10x = 16 x= 8 5 . 8 5 x 1 8 = 1 5 .

So, part of the mixture replaced =

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THE FORMULA GIVES THE RATIO OF WINE TO WATER. BUT HERE IN QUESTION WE ARE GIVEN THE RATIO OF WATER TO WINE

HERE WE TOOK OUT 8/5 PART OF THE MIXTURE BUT IT IS NOT THE PART OF MIXTURE REPLACED So 8/5 mixture was taken out and 8/5 was replaced but 1/5 was the part of mixture replaced