CAT 2019 Ratio, Proportion and Variation Question (Medium)

Question

A chemist mixes two liquids 1 and 2. One litre of liquid 1 weighs 1 kg and one litre of liquid 2 weighs 800 gm. If half litre of the mixture weighs 480 gm, then the percentage of liquid 1 in the mixture, in terms of volume, is

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Step 1 Let the volume of liquid 1 in the half litre mixture be x litres Then liquid 2 0.5 x litres We are told - 1 litre of liquid 1 weighs 1000 g - 1 litre of liquid 2 weighs 800 g - The total weight of the 0.5 litre mixture 480 g So total weight 1000 x 800 0.5 x 480 Step 2 Solve the equation 1000x

CAT 2019 Ratio, Proportion and Variation — Previous Year Question

CAT 2019

Quantitative

Ratio, Proportion and Variation

Medium

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