Question

A mixture of petrol and kerosene is used by a gardener for lawn mover. if the mixture contain 85% petrol , how much kerosene is required for 18L of mixture

Answer 1

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GIVEN :

=> THERE IS A MIXTURE OF PETROL & KEROSENE

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=> TOTAL QUANTITY OF MIXTURE = QUANTITY OF PETROL + QUANTITY OF KEROSENE

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QUANTITY OF MIXTURE :

=> 18L

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QUANTITY OF PETROL :

=> 85%

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TO FIND :

=> 1. QUANTITY OF PETROL

=> 2. QUANTITY OF KEROSENE

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FOR PETROL :

=> 85% OF 18L

=> 85 * 18 / 100

=> 17 * 18 / 20

=> 17 * 9 / 10

=> 153 / 10

=> 15.3 L

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QUANTITY OF KEROSENE :

=> TOTAL QUANTITY OF MIXTURE - QUANTITY OF PETROL

=> 18 L - 15.3 L

=> 2.7 L

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