1. A vessel has 60 litres of solution of acid and water having 80% acid. How much water be added to make it a solution in which acid forms 60% ?

48 litres

20 litres

36 litres

None of these

Answer: 20 litres

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2. A sugar solution of 3 litre contain 60% sugar. One litter of water is added to this solution. Then the percentage of sugar in the new solution is ?

30

45

50

60

Answer: 45

Explanation:


3. A sugar solution of 3 litre contain 60% sugar. One litter of water is added to this solution. Then the percentage of sugar in the new solution is ?

30

45

50

60

Answer: 45

Explanation:


4. 200 litres of a mixture contains 15% water and the rest is milk. The amount of milk that must be added so that the resulting mixture contains 87.5% milk is ?

30 litres

35 litres

40 litres

45 litres

Answer: 40 litres

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5. How much water must be added to 100 ml of 80 per cent solution of boric acid to reduce it to a 50 percent solution ?

30 ml

40 ml

50 ml

60 ml

Answer: 60 ml

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6. 75 gm of sugar solution has 30% sugar in it. Then the quantity of sugar that should be added to the solution to make the quantity of the sugar 70% in the solution, is ?

125 gm

100 gm

120 gm

130 gm

Answer: 100 gm

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7. A sample of 50 litres of glycerine is found to be adulterated to the extent of 20%. How much pure glycerine should be added to it so as to bring down the percentage of impurity to 5% ?

155 litres

150 litres

150.4 litres

149 litres

Answer: 150 litres

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8. Price of a commodity has increased by 60%. By what percent must a consumer reduce the consumption of the commodity so as not to increase the expenditurePrice of a commodity has increased by 60%. By what percent must a consumer reduce the consumption of the commodity so as not to increase the expenditure ?

37%

37.5%

40.5%

60%

Answer: 37.5%

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9. If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure on the commodity ?

4% increase

4% decrease

8% decrease

8% increase

Answer: 4% decrease

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10. The price of a commodity rises from 6 per kg to 7.50 per kg. If the expenditure cannot increase, the percentage of reduction in consumption is ?

15%

20%

25%

30%

Answer: 20%

Explanation: