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Question:

A Barrel is completely filled with acetone. 20% of the acetone is removed and replaced with water. This process is repeated two more times. What percentage of the resulting mixture is acetone?

51.2

50

66

70

Solution:

Let the initial amount of acetone be 100 units.

After the first process:
Acetone remaining = 100 - (20% of 100) = 100 - 20 = 80 units
Water added = 20 units
Total mixture = 100 units

After the second process:
Acetone remaining = 80 - (20% of 80) = 80 - 16 = 64 units
Water added = 16 units
Total mixture = 80 units

After the third process:
Acetone remaining = 64 - (20% of 64) = 64 - 12.8 = 51.2 units
Water added = 12.8 units
Total mixture = 64 units

Percentage of acetone in the resulting mixture = (51.2 / 100) * 100 = 51.2%

Therefore, the correct option is A. 51.2