A cask is filled with alcohol and water in the ratio 5”3 Sixteen gallons of this are drawn off and the cask is filled with water and then the proportion of alcohol to water becomes 3:5 How many gallons does the cask hold ?
Pick:
A) 32
B) 36
C) 38
D) 40
E) 42
ratio of alcohal and water is 25:15   Initially when Sixteen gallons of this are drawn off   ratio of alcohal and water is 15:9   and the cask is filled with water 15:25 which is 3:5   ANSWER:40
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A cask is filled with alcohol and water in the ratio 5”3 Sixteen gallons of this are drawn off and the cask is filled with water and then the proportion of alcohol to water becomes 3:5 How many gallons does the cask hold ?