A 5 litre jug contains 4 litres of a salt water solution that is 15 percent salt. If 1.5 litres of the solution
spills out of the jug, and the jug is then filled to capacity with water,approximately what percent of the
resulting solution in the jug is salt?

• A 5 litre jug contains 4 litres of a salt water solution that is 15 percent salt. If 1.5 litres of the solution spills out of the jug,then 2.5 ltrs of solution with 15% salt is left in jug.
  
  If solution is now increased to 5 ltrs, the volume is doubled, then salt percentage is halved to 7.5%.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(63) No(9)
• Actual salt water = 4 litres (with 15% salt in it)
  Spilled out = 1.5 litres (with 15% salt in it)
  
  Remaining is = 2.5 litres (with 15% salt in it)
  Now filled with pure water = 2.5 litres (with 0% salt)
  
  
  Solution:
  So, new quantity = 5 litres
  Water quantity doubles and
  hence, salt must dilute into half
  Therefore, salt % is 7.5%
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(42) No(3)
• when volume become twicw i.e. 2.5 to 5 litres
  so % of salt will be half i.e. 15/2=7.5%
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• the answer is 0.375.
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(7)
• If 1.5 L spills out then salt % may be reduced right ?how come 15% of 2.5 L of salt comes
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• i found it it to be 8.108%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)