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700 grams of cane sugar solution has 60% of sugar in it. How much sugar should be added to make it 75% in the solution? |
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420 gm |
60% = \(\frac{3}{5}\) & 25% = \(\frac{3}{4}\) Amount of sugar in 700 grams of sugar cane = \(\frac{3}{5}\) × 700 = 420 ATQ , Let Sugar added = a \(\frac{420 + a }{700 + a }\) = \(\frac{3}{4}\) 1680 + 4a = 2100 + 3a a = 420 So , Amount of sugar added to make sugar percentage equals to 75% = 420 grams |