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    Question

    There are two buckets X and Y containing mixture of milk

    and water in which concentration of milk is (a-10)% and (a+15)%, respectively. They are mixed together in a fixed ratio to get 75 litres of mixture of (a+12)% milk concentration. Find the amount of mixture used from bucket X.
    A 12 litres Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 9 litres Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 26 litres Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 30 litres Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Therefore, required amount of mixture used from bucket X = 3/25 x 75 = 9 litres.

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