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If 3 gallons of spirit containing 20% water are added to 5 gallons of another spirit containing 15% water, what percentage of the mixture is water?
Answer Details
% of water in the mixture = Total Amount of waterTotal quantity of spirit Total Amount of water Total quantity of spirit x 1001 100 1 3(20100)+5(15100)3+5 3 ( 20 100 ) + 5 ( 15 100 ) 3 + 5 x 1001 100 1 = 610+751008 6 10 + 75 100 8 x 1001 100 1 = 0.6+0.758 0.6 + 0.75 8 x 1001 100 1
= 1.358 1.35 8 x 1001 100 1 = 33.752 33.75 2 = 16.875= 1678