12.2 kg of sugar and 3 kg of salt is added to 20 kg of a mixture (suga

1.	12.2 kg of sugar and 3 kg of salt is added to 20 kg of a mixture (sugar and salt) of a 30% salt. the percentage of sugar is now
Answer» Answer: Given : 2% salt must be ADDED to 30 KG solution Then AMOUNT of salt in 30 kg solution = 100 2 ×30=0.6 kg Let X kg of pure salt added ∴ 30+x 0.6+x = 100 10 ⇒60+100x=300+10x ⇒100x−10x=300−60 ⇒90x=240 ⇒x= 90 240 = 3 8 Then 3 8 =2 3 2 kg salt added in solution Was this answer helpful?

12.2 kg of sugar and 3 kg of salt is added to 20 kg of a mixture (sugar and salt) of a 30% salt. the percentage of sugar is now

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Answer:

Given : 2% salt must be ADDED to 30 KG solution

Then AMOUNT of salt in 30 kg solution =

100

×30=0.6 kg

Let X kg of pure salt added

∴

30+x

0.6+x

100

⇒60+100x=300+10x

⇒100x−10x=300−60

⇒90x=240

⇒x=

240

Then

kg salt added in solution

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