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The ratio, by volume, of bleach to detergent to water in a certain sol
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26 Sep 2021, 09:40
26 Sep 2021, 09:40
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The ratio, by volume, of bleach to detergent to water in a certain solution is 2 : 40 : 100. The solution will be altered so that the ratio of bleach to detergent is tripled while the ratio of detergent to water is halved. If the altered solution will contain 300 liters of water, how many liters of detergent will it contain?
(A) 9
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 60
(E) 90
(A) 9
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 60
(E) 90
Re: The ratio, by volume, of bleach to detergent to water in a certain sol
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The ratio, by volume, of bleach to detergent to water in a certain solution is 2 : 40 : 100. The solution will be altered so that the ratio of bleach to detergent is tripled while the ratio of detergent to water is halved. If the altered solution will contain 300 liters of water, how many liters of detergent will it contain?
(A) 9
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 60
(E) 90
(A) 9
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 60
(E) 90
Given B:D:W 2:40:100
Alter B:D so that it's tripled, so 2:40 -> 6:40 = 3:20
Alter D:W so that it's halved, so 40:100 -> 20:100
Now the new B:D:W is 3:20:100.
so if W is 300 then B:D:W is 9:60:300.
so detergent is 60 liters.
Answer is D)
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