A jar full of whisky contains 40 % of alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced

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A jar full of whisky contains 40 % of alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19 % alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26. The quantity of whisky replaced is ?

Options:

A . 2 5

B . 1 3

C . 2 3

D . 3 5

Answer: Option C

Here first two varieties of tea are mixed in equal ratio.So their average price = (126 + 135) /2 = Rs. 130.50 Let price of the third variety per kg be Rs. A; then now mixture is formed by two varieties one at Rs. 130.50 per kg and other at Rs. A per kg in the same ratio 2 : 2 i.e, 1 : 1 By the rule of alligation,(A - 153) / (22.50) = 1 ? A ? 153 = 22.50 ? A = Rs. 175.50

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