In a bowl containing 60 ml orange juice, 40 ml of water is poured. Thereafter, 100 ml of apple juice is poured to make a fruit punch. Madhu drinks 50 ml of this fruit punch and comments that the…
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In a bowl containing 60 ml orange juice, 40 ml of water is poured. Thereafter, 100 ml of apple juice is poured to make a fruit punch. Madhu drinks 50 ml of this fruit punch and comments that the proportion of orange juice needs to be higher for better taste. How much orange juice should be poured into the fruit punch that remained, in order to bring up the level of orange juice to 50 percent?
- 100 ml
- 40 ml
- 80 ml
- 60 ml
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - 60 ml
Punch 200 ml with 60 ml orange (30%). After drinking 50 ml, 150 ml remains with 45 ml orange. (45+x)/(150+x)=1/2 gives x=60 ml.
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