When one litre of water is added to a mixture of acid and water, the new mixture contains 20% acid. When one litre of acid is added to the new mixture, then the resulting mixture contains 3313% acid. The percentage of acid in the original mixture was
When one litre of water is added to a mixture of acid and water, the new mixture contains 20% acid. When one litre of acid is added to the new mixture, then the resulting mixture contains 3313% acid. The percentage of acid in the original mixture was
A20 %
B22 %
C24 %
D25 %
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