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A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4 : 3.If 5 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4 : 5.The quality of alcohol in the given mixture is


A) 10 litres

B) 12 litres

C) 11 litres

D) 15 litres

Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

Let the quality of alcohol and water be 4x and 3xlitres respectively.

Then, $\frac{4x}{3x+5}= \frac{4}{5} \Rightarrow20x=12x+20,x=25$

Quality of alcohol$=4x=4\times 2.5=10 litres$