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One litre of water is evaporated from a 6 litre solution containing 4% sugar. The percentage of sugar in the remaining solution is :

A. $$3\frac{1}{3}\% $$

B. $$4\% $$

C. $$4\frac{4}{5}\% $$

D. $$5\% $$

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Quantity of sugar
$$\eqalign{ & = \left( {\frac{4}{{100}} \times 6} \right)kg \cr & = 0.24\,\,kg \cr} $$
∴ New percentage :
$$\eqalign{ & = \left( {\frac{{0.24}}{5} \times 100} \right)\% \cr & = 4\frac{4}{5}\% \cr} $$

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