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

7 kgs

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14 kgs

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12 kgs

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6 kgs

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Solution

The correct option is B
14 kgs

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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