A container contains 175 liters mixture of acid and water in the ratio of 5:2. If one-fifth of the mixture is taken out and n liters of water is added to the mixture, then the ratio of milk and water becomes 5:3. Find the value of n?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n B. 35<\/p>\n\n\n\n C. 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n D. 40<\/p>\n\n\n\n E. None of these<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sol:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The quantity of acid in the container = 175 * 5\/(5<\/p>\n\n\n\n + 2) = 175 * 5\/7 = 125 liters<\/p>\n\n\n\n The quantity of water in the container = 175 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n 125 = 50 liters<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1\/5th of the quantity of the mixture in the<\/p>\n\n\n\n container = 175\/5 = 35 liters<\/p>\n\n\n\n (125 \u2013 35 * 5\/(5 + 2))\/(50 \u2013 35 * 2\/(5 + 2) + n) =<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5\/3<\/p>\n\n\n\n (125 \u2013 35 * 5\/7)\/(50 \u2013 35 * 2\/7 + n) = 5\/3<\/p>\n\n\n\n (125 \u2013 25)\/(50 \u2013 10 + n) = 5\/3<\/p>\n\n\n\n 100 * 3 = 5 * (40 + n)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 300 = 200 + 5n<\/p>\n\n\n\n n = 100\/5<\/p>\n\n\n\n n = 20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A container contains 175 liters mixture of acid and water in the ratio of 5:2. 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