Friday 11 March 2011

MATHS PUZZLE # 15 FROM 12th TO THE 20th OF MARCH

IN HIGH SPIRITS
-In a warehouse 2  different varieties of red wine from the barrel are mixed to obtain an intermediate quality. 
When mixed in the ratio of 3 to 1, the new mixture costs 0.80 € per litre. However, when mixed in the ratio of 2 to 3 the price is 0.856 € per litre. 
Can you find out the price of each variety of wine used in the mixture?

-A container of 15 litres of the above wine contains 3% of water. How much wine should be added so as to have just 2% of water?
You can send your answers to matecampanar@gmail.com
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  1. Anonymous28 April 2020 at 00:01

    Useful information. Here you have given a math puzzle. From starting onwards I am very much confused about finding the mixture percentage used in the container. Can you please suggest any other blog on how to solve these types of problems? Along with this article, I would like to share some important facts about the hammerhead sharks habitat which were a group of sharks that form the family sphyrnidae.

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