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Tank 1 contains 40 litres of a solution which is 35% alcohol. Tank 2 contains 60 litres of a solution which is 55% alcohol. Half of the liquid from Tank 1 and one-third of the liquid from Tank 2 are mixed to form a new mixture
X. Then some amount of pure water is added to X so that the final concentration of alcohol becomes 40%. How many litres of pure water were added to mixture X?

A 8 liters

B 5 liters

C 2 liters

D 7 liters

E none of these

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