A mixture of sugar and salt contains 30% sugar. Find the weight of salt in 20kg of the mixture.

7 kg

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14 kg

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10 kg

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17 kg

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Solution

The correct option is B

14 kg

Percentage of sugar = 30%

Therefore, Percentage of salt = 70%

Weight of salt in 20kg of the mixture = $\frac{70}{100} \times 20$

= 14 kg

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