Question

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
Practice Next

More Mixture Questions

Hey! Ask a query