How much water is to be added to 75 ml of alcohol, so that the mixture contains  25% of alcohol?

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  1. 100 ml
  2. 225 ml
  3. 250 ml
  4. 125 ml

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Option 2 : 225 ml
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Calculation:

It is given that the amount of alcohol in the mixture should be 25%.

The given quantity of alcohol is 75 ml.

So, if the quantity of alcohol is 25% then the quantity of water must be 75%.

Let the total solution be x.

Therefore, 25 % of x = 75

x = 300 ml

So, the quantity of water added = 300 - 75

⇒ 225

Hence, option 2 is correct.

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