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Anil mixes cocoa with sugar in the ratio 3 : 2 to prepare mixture A, and coffee with sugar in the ratio 7 : 3 to prepare mixture B. He combines mixtures A and B in the ratio 2 : 3 to make a new mixture C. If he mixes C with an equal amount of milk to make a drink, then the percentage of sugar in this drink will be

 

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Option D is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

Mixture A and B are mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 to produce mixture C.

Let us assume that 20 kgs of mixture A is mixed with 30 kgs of mixture B to produce 50 kgs of mixture C.

Mixture A has cocoa and sugar in the ratio 3 : 2. This means, 20 kgs of mixture A contains 12 kgs of cocoa and 8 kgs of sugar. Mixture B has coffee and sugar in the ratio 7 : 3. This means, 30 kgs of mixture B contains 21 kgs of coffee and 9 kgs of sugar.

So, totally, 50kgs of mixture C has 17 kgs of sugar.

50 kgs of mixture C is mixed with 50 kgs of milk.

So, the percentage of sugar in the entire mixture =17/100×100=17%

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