Several litre of Acid were drawn off a 54-litre vessel full of Acid an...
Given:
- A 54-litre vessel full of acid and water mixture
- Several litres of acid were drawn off and an equal amount of water was added
- Again, the same volume of the mixture was drawn off and replaced by water
- The vessel contained 24 litres of pure acid
To find:
- How much of the acid was drawn off initially
Solution:
Let's assume that initially, x litres of acid were drawn off.
After drawing off x litres of acid, the vessel contains:
- Acid = (54 - x) litres
- Water = (54 - x) litres
Now, an equal amount of water is added to the vessel. So the vessel contains:
- Acid = (54 - x) litres
- Water = (54 - x) + x = 54 litres
Next, the same volume of the mixture is drawn off and replaced by water. So, the amount of acid in the vessel will be reduced by x litres again.
After this process, the vessel contains:
- Acid = (54 - x) - x = 54 - 2x litres
- Water = 54 litres
According to the question, the vessel contains 24 litres of pure acid after this process. So, we can write the following equation:
24 = (54 - 2x) / 2
Solving this equation, we get:
x = 18
Therefore, initially, 18 litres of acid were drawn off from the vessel.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.