Question

Q37) Juice mixture X is 40 percent mango and 60 percent banana by weight; Juice mixture Y is 25 percent mango and 75 percent grapes. If a mixture of X and Y contains 30 percent mango, what percent of the weight of this mixture is X ?

• A. (a) 10%
• B. (b) 33 1/3%
• C. (c) 40%
• D. (d) 50%

Answer 1

The correct option is B (b) 33 1/3%

Ans: 37)(b)
Sol: (x+y)30/100 = x*40/100 + y*25/10030x + 30y = 40x + 25y
y = 2x or y/x = 2/1 or y:x = 2:1; hence x = 33 1/3%