Juice Extraction and Percentage

XAT 2013 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Hard · Percentages

Ramesh bought a total of 6 fruits (apples and oranges) from the market. He found that he required one orange less to extract the same quantity of juice as extracted from apples. If Ramesh had used the same number of apples and oranges to make the blend, then which of the following correctly represents the percentage of apple juice in the blend?

  1. A.

    25%

  2. B.

    33.3%

  3. C.

    60%

  4. D.

    66.6%

  5. E.

    None of the above.

Answer

E

Explanation

Let total fruits = 6. If apples = 3 and oranges = 3, requirement gives 3 apples = 2 oranges worth of juice. Ratio of juice per apple to orange = 2:32 : 3. If equal number of apples and oranges are used, ratio of apple juice to orange juice is 2:32 : 3. Percentage of apple juice = 22+3×100=40%\frac{2}{2+3} \times 100 = 40\%. Since 40% is not in the options, the answer is None of the above.

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