A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?
Options
1) 1/3
2) 1/4
3) 1/5
4) 1/7

• As there are 3 parts of water and 5 parts of syrup.
  total upto 8 parts.In terms of percentage,syrup is 60% and water is 40%.So syrup content to be reduced to 10% and water content to be increased to 10%,total constitutes to 10%+10%=20%.
  finally 20%=20/100=1/5
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• alligation or mixture
  pure silver sterling silver
  100 92.5
  94
  1.5 6
  Pure silver:Sterling silver=1.5:6 1:4
  amount of pure silver= 1/5*100 20g
  amount of sterling silver= 4/5*100 80g
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• 1/5 is answer
  with this equation 3-3x/8+x=5-5x/8
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• http://www.indiabix.com/aptitude/alligation-or-mixture/discussion-509
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• Simple solution:
  Given: Vessel contains: water -- 3 parts. Syrup -- 5 parts.
  Required: Both should be half-- half i.e. 4-4 parts
  Sol: take one part of syrup and add it to water i.e then both will have 4 parts.
  So divide syrup into 5 parts.then one part is 1/5, that is the solution.
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• http://www.lofoya.com/Aptitude-Questions-and-Answers/Alligation-or-Mixture/l2p2
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• A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?
  A.
  1
  3
  B.
  1
  4
  C.
  1
  5
  D.
  1
  7
  Answer: Option C
  
  Explanation:
  
  Suppose the vessel initially contains 8 litres of liquid.
  
  Let x litres of this liquid be replaced with water.
  
  Quantity of water in new mixture = 3 - 3x + x litres
  8
  Quantity of syrup in new mixture = 5 - 5x litres
  8
  3 - 3x + x = 5 - 5x
  8 8
  5x + 24 = 40 - 5x
  
  10x = 16
  
  x = 8 .
  5
  So, part of the mixture replaced = 8 x 1 = 1/5 is correct answer if u don,t believe see the indiabix .
  5 8 5
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