CAT (QA) PYQs

A solution, of volume $40$ litres, has dye and water in the proportion $2: 3$. Water is added to the solution to change this proportion to $2: 5$. If one-fourths of this diluted solution is taken out, how many litres of dye must be added to the remaining solution to bring the proportion back to $2: 3$?

If a certain weight of an alloy of silver and copper is mixed with $3$ kg of pure silver, the resulting alloy will have $90\%$ silver by weight. If the same weight of the initial alloy is mixed with $2$ kg of another alloy which has $90\%$ silver by weight, the resulting alloy will have $84\%$ silver by weight. Then, the weight of the initial alloy, in kg, is

A jar contains a mixture of $175 \mathrm{ml}$ water and $700 \mathrm{ml}$ alcohol. Gopal takes out $10 \%$ of the mixture and substitutes it by water of the same amount. The process is repeated once again. The percentage of water in the mixture is now