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  • Question
  • Two solution of 90% and 97% purity and mixed resulting in 21 liters of mixture of 94% purity. How much is the quantity of the first solution in the resulting mixture?


  • Options
  • A. 15 litres
  • B. 12 litres
  • C. 9 litres
  • D. 6 litres

  • Correct Answer
  • 9 litres 

    Explanation

    Method 1 to solve the equation.
    Let us assume the number of liters of the 90% purity solution = A
    and the number of liters of the 97% purity solution = B.
    According to question,
    Since there are 21 liters of the solution,
    A + B = 21 ...................... (1)
    Since after mixing the two solutions the new mixture has 94% purity,
    Concentrate of A + Concentrate of B = Concentrate of (A + B)
    A x 90% + B x 94% = (A+ B) x 97%
    ? A x 90/100 + B x 97/100 = (A + B) x 94/100
    ? 90A + 97B = (A + B) x 94
    ? 90A + 97B = 94A + 94B
    ? 94A + 94B - 90A- 97B = 0
    ? 4A - 3B = 0 ........................(2)
    Multiply the 3 with Equation (1) and add with Equation (2),
    3A + 3B + 4A - 3B = 63 + 0
    ? 7A = 63
    ? A = 63/7 = 9
    Put the value of A in Equation (1) , we will get
    9 + B = 21
    B = 21 - 9
    B = 12
    The first solution would be A = 9 liters.

    Method 2 to solve the equation.
    Hit and trail method.
    94% is closer to 97% but barely meaning the mixtures will not be equal parts but will be slightly more of the higher purity. Quickly eliminate A and B. Out of the others 9 is the easy choice. If the other choices were closer to half this wouldn't work.


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