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The diluted wine contains only 8 liters of wine and the rest is water. A new mixture whose concentration is 30%, is to be formed by replacing wine. How many liters of mixture shall be replaced with pure wine if there was initially 32 liters of water in the mixture ?

Correct Answer: 5

Explanation:

           Wine                         Water


            8L                              32L


            1                :               4


           20 %                           80% (original ratio)


           30 %                           70% (required ratio)


 


In  ths case, the percentage of water being reduced when the mixture is being replaced with wine.


 


so the ratio of left quantity to the initial quantity is 7:8


 


Therefore ,  7 8 = 1 - K 40


 


=> K = 5 Lit


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