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Q:

20 kg of a mixture of wheat and husk contains 5% husk. How many kg more of husk must be added to make the husk content 20% in the new mixture?

A) 2.75 B) 3.75
C) 4.75 D) 5.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.75

Explanation:
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Q:

 In a dairy farm, 40 cows eat 40 bags of husk in 40 days. In how many days one cow will eat one bag of husk?

A) 1 B) 1/40
C) 40 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

Explanation:

Let the required number of days be x.

 

Less cows, More days (Indirect Proportion)

 

Less bags, Less days (Direct Proportion)

 

cows  1:40 :40:xbags   40:1 :40:x

 

1 x 40 x x = 40 x 1 x 40

 

=>  x = 40.

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