A bartender stole champagne from a bottle that comtained 50% of spirit and he replaced what he had stolen with champagne having 20% spirit. The bottle then contained only 25% spirit. How much of the bottle did he steal?
A
80%
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B
83.33%
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C
85.71%
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D
88.88%
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Solution
The correct option is B 83.33% 20% spirit is mixed with 50% spirit to get 25% spirit. The ratio of mixing would be 5 : 1 This means he stole 56th of the bottle or 83.33% of the bottle.