Question 48

A jar full of milk contains 40% water, A part of this milk is replaced by another containing 19% water and now the percentage of water is found to be 26%. The quantity of milk replaced is ........

Solution

By rule of alligation, we have

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So, ratio of first and second quantities = 7:14 = 1:2

Thus, Required quantity replaced = $$\frac{2}{3}$$

=> Ans - (A)


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