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?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1991 Subject: General Mathematics

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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 water Total quantity of spirit  x  100 1
3 ( 20 100 ) + 5 ( 15 100 ) 3 + 5  x  100 1
=  6 10 + 75 100 8  x  100 1
=  0.6 + 0.75 8  x  100 1

=  1.35 8  x  100 1
=  33.75 2
= 16.875
= 16

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