Bunuel
Humidity percentage is the water vapor mass contained within the total mass of air inside a specified volume of air. An observatory has three large containers each containing 100 tons of compressed air. The first two containers have the same humidity percentage. In an experiment, the air from all three containers was mixed into a container that had practically no air before the experiment. The humidity percentage of the combined air was found to be 62%.
In the table, select a humidity percentage for the
First two containers and a humidity percentage for the
Third container that are jointly consistent with the given information. Make only two selections, one in each column.
We essentially have a 300ton (100+100+100) container with 62% water vapor mass, i.e 186 tons of water vapor mass. Let us check each possible option for the concentration percentage of compressed air in the first two containers:
58%: 116 tons combined in the first two containers; 186-116= 70 tons left, no option for 72% humidity percentage in the third container provided
59%: 118 tons combined in the first two containers; 186-118= 68 tons left, no option for 68% humidity percentage in the third container provided
60%: 120 tons combined in the first two containers; 186-120= 66 tons left, no option for 66% humidity percentage in the third container provided
64%: 128 tons combined in the first two containers; 186-128= 58 tons left, option 1, 58% for humidity percentage in the third container provided
65%: 130 tons combined in the first two containers; 186-130= 56 tons left, no option for 56% humidity percentage in the third container provided
Thus 64% humidity in the first two, and 58% in the third is the only viable combination