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A mixture of 125 gallons of wine and water contains 20% wine. How much wine must be added to mixture in order to increase the percentage of wine to 25% of the new mixture ? |
7.5 gallons 9.22 gallons 8.33 gallons 8.75 gallons |
8.33 gallons |
Quantity of wine inthe mixture = 125 x \(\frac{20}{100}\) = 25 Let the quantity of wine to be added be x, Then the quantity of water reduces to 75% 100 gallons of water = 75% of total mixture total mixture = 133.33 gallons We need to mix, 133.33 - 125 = 8.33 gallons of wine |