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Re: Quant Question of the Day Chat
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15 Nov 2022, 02:12
15 Nov 2022, 02:12
gmatophobia wrote:
PS Question 1 - Nov 15
Seed mixture X is 40 percent ryegrass and 60 percent bluegrass by weight; seed mixture Y is 25 percent ryegrass and 75 % fescue. If a mixture of X and Y contains 30% ryegrass, what percent of the weight of the mixture is X?
A. 10%
B. 33 1/3%
C. 40%
D. 50%
E. 66 2/3%
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty : Medium
Seed mixture X is 40 percent ryegrass and 60 percent bluegrass by weight; seed mixture Y is 25 percent ryegrass and 75 % fescue. If a mixture of X and Y contains 30% ryegrass, what percent of the weight of the mixture is X?
A. 10%
B. 33 1/3%
C. 40%
D. 50%
E. 66 2/3%
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty : Medium
B
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Re: Quant Question of the Day Chat
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15 Nov 2022, 04:31
15 Nov 2022, 04:31
DS Question 1 - Nov 15
A paint mixture was formed by mixing exactly 3 colors of paint. By volume, the mixture was x% blue paint, y% green paint, and z% red paint. If exactly 1 gallon of blue paint and 3 gallons of red paint were used, how many gallons of green paint were used?
(1) x = y
(2) z = 60
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty: Medium
A paint mixture was formed by mixing exactly 3 colors of paint. By volume, the mixture was x% blue paint, y% green paint, and z% red paint. If exactly 1 gallon of blue paint and 3 gallons of red paint were used, how many gallons of green paint were used?
(1) x = y
(2) z = 60
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty: Medium
Re: Quant Question of the Day Chat
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Updated on: 15 Nov 2022, 09:11
Updated on: 15 Nov 2022, 09:11
gmatophobia wrote:
DS Question 1 - Nov 15
A paint mixture was formed by mixing exactly 3 colors of paint. By volume, the mixture was x% blue paint, y% green paint, and z% red paint. If exactly 1 gallon of blue paint and 3 gallons of red paint were used, how many gallons of green paint were used?
(1) x = y
(2) z = 60
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty: Medium
A paint mixture was formed by mixing exactly 3 colors of paint. By volume, the mixture was x% blue paint, y% green paint, and z% red paint. If exactly 1 gallon of blue paint and 3 gallons of red paint were used, how many gallons of green paint were used?
(1) x = y
(2) z = 60
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty: Medium
D
gmatophobia wrote:
PS Question 1 - Nov 15
Seed mixture X is 40 percent ryegrass and 60 percent bluegrass by weight; seed mixture Y is 25 percent ryegrass and 75 % fescue. If a mixture of X and Y contains 30% ryegrass, what percent of the weight of the mixture is X?
A. 10%
B. 33 1/3%
C. 40%
D. 50%
E. 66 2/3%
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty : Medium
Seed mixture X is 40 percent ryegrass and 60 percent bluegrass by weight; seed mixture Y is 25 percent ryegrass and 75 % fescue. If a mixture of X and Y contains 30% ryegrass, what percent of the weight of the mixture is X?
A. 10%
B. 33 1/3%
C. 40%
D. 50%
E. 66 2/3%
Source: Official Guide | Difficulty : Medium
B
Originally posted by Isaacmuriuki on 15 Nov 2022, 09:05.
Last edited by Isaacmuriuki on 15 Nov 2022, 09:11, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Isaacmuriuki on 15 Nov 2022, 09:11, edited 1 time in total.
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