Question

.700kg of mortar consisits of 53% sand, 129 kg of cement and the rest lime.
What percent of the lime is there in mortar?

Answer 1

Cement =129kg
Sand =53/100×700 (53%=53/100)
lime =Let it be'x'=x


129+53/100×700+x=700
129+53×7+x =700
129+371+x =700
500+x =700
x =700-500
x =200kg


sand =53/100×700
=53×7
=371kg

cement=129kg

lime =200kg

Answer 2

65.22 percent of lime