To dilute 300 quarts of a 25% solution of garlic to a 20% solution how

Question

To dilute 300 quarts of a 25% solution of garlic to a 20% solution, how much water should a chef add?

A. 15
B. 60
C. 75
D. 120
E. 125

ArunSharma12 · Answer

In 300 quarts, garlic solution = 300/4 = 75 
let the water added be x.
 \frac{75}{300+x} = \frac{1}{5} 
 375 = 300 + x 
x = 75
Ans: C

VERBAL1 · Answer

300 quarts of a 25% solution of garlic to a 20% solution, how much water should a chef add?

Garlic in the original solution: 25/100* 300 = 75
 
So 75 quarts of garlic solution remain constant to which the chef will add water.
Let the solution after the water added be x

Hence, 75/x =20/100

x= 375

New solution - original solution = amount of water added 
375- 300 = 75

OA: C

satya2029 · Answer

since the quantity of garlic will be same
C1V1=C2V2
1/4*300=1/5(300+X)
5/4*300-300=X
X=300/4
X=75
C:)

TestPrepUnlimited · Answer

300 * 25% = 75 quarts of pure garlic. In order to make the 75 quarts of garlic 20% of a solution, we need 75/20% = 75 * 5 = 375 quarts of a solution total.

Right now we have 300 quarts so add 75 quarts of water.

Ans: C

gracie · Answer

let w=quarts of water to be added
.75*300+w=.8(300+w)→
w=75 quarts
C

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

In the 300 quarts of the 25% solution, there are 300 * 0.25 = 75 quarts of garlic. If we add x quarts of water to the solution, the number of quarts of garlic will not change, but the total volume of the solution will increase by x quarts. We want the new concentration to be 20%, so we can write:

\Rightarrow  75/(300 + x) = 20/100

\Rightarrow  75/(300 + x) = 1/5

\Rightarrow  375 = 300 + x

\Rightarrow  75 = x

Answer: C

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