Quantitative Aptitude Ques 592

Question: 200 g of sugar solution has 40% sugar in it. How much sugar should be added to make it 50% in the solution?

Options:

A) 10 g

B) 40 g

C) 60 g

D) 80 g

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • According to the question, Amount of sugar in 200 g sugar solution $ =200\times \frac{40}{100}=80,g $ Now, $ \frac{80+x}{200+x}=\frac{50}{100} $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ 160+2x=200+x $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=40,g $