Que.) Two glasses A and B contain a mixture of water and honey in the ratio 5:1 and 4:1 respectively. One-fourths of the mixture in glass A is poured out and refilled with the mixture from glass B. Find the ratio of water and honey in glass A. A) 20:1 B) 33:7 C) 10:1 D) 22:3 Ans:- (B) Description:-The resulting mixture contains A and B in the ratio 3:1(three-fouths of A and one-fourths of B) Proportion of water = [3*(5/6)+1*(4/5)]/(3+1) = 33/40 Proportion of honey = [3*(1/6)+1*(1/5)]/(3+1) = 7/40 Ratio of water and honey = 33:7
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 01:00:03 +0000
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