Unknown concentration in mixture
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · Quantitative Ability · Medium · Mixtures & Alligations
This is a medium Quantitative Ability question from the CAT 2018 Slot 2 paper. It tests Mixtures & Alligations. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
A 20% ethanol solution is mixed with another ethanol solution, say, S of unknown concentration in the proportion 1:3 by volume. This mixture is then mixed with an equal volume of 20% ethanol solution. If the resultant mixture is a 31.25% ethanol solution, then the unknown concentration of S is
- A.
50%
- B.
55%
- C.
48%
- D.
52%
A
Explanation
Let concentration of S be . First mixture combines 1 part of 20% solution and 3 parts of S (). Concentration of first mixture .
This mixture is then mixed with an equal volume of 20% ethanol solution. So resultant concentration is the average of and , which equals :
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