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In a mixture of 180 liters comprising orange juice and sugar syrup in a 5:4 ratio, if 'p' liters are removed and 16 liters of sugar syrup are added to the remaining mixture, the resulting mixture has equal amounts of juice and sugar syrup. Determine the value of (2p + 17).

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ATQ, Initial quantity of orange juice 180 59 100 liters Initial quantity of sugar syrup 180 49 80 liters According to the question, 100 p 59 80 p 49 16 Or, 100 5p9 80 4p9 16 Or, p9 4 Or, p 36 Or, 2p 17 89

A 89

B 75

C 65

D 85

E none of these

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