CAT 2021 Question Paper | CAT Verbal Ability Slot 1
Question :

The strength of an indigo solution in percentage is equal to the amount of indigo in grams per 100 cc of water. Two 800 cc bottles are filled with indigo solutions of strengths 33% and 17%, respectively. A part of the solution from the first bottle is thrown away and replaced by an equal volume of the solution from the second bottle. If the strength of the indigo solution in the first bottle has now changed to 21% then the volume, in cc, of the solution left in the second bottle is

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Answer : The answer is '200'

Explanatory Answer

Given that, there are two 800cc bottles of indigo solution with strengths of 33% and 17% respectively.

Some amount of the solution from bottle 1 is replaced by the same amount of solution from bottle 2.
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In 800cc of a new solution of strength 21% has two solutions in the ratio 1:3.
200cc of 33% solution and 600cc of 17% solution combined to give 21% solution of indigo
Hence, the remaining solution in the bottle 2 is 200cc.

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