2007 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 17
Problem
A mixture of 
liters of paint is 
red tint, 
yellow
tint and 
water. Five liters of yellow tint are added to
the original mixture. What is the percent of yellow tint
in the new mixture?
Solution
Since 30% of the original 30 liters of paint was yellow, and 5 liters of yellow paint were added to make the new mixture, there are 9+5=14 liters of yellow tint in the new mixture. Since only 5 liters of paint were added to the original 30, there are a total of 35 liters of paint in the new mixture. This gives 40% of yellow tint in the new mixture, which is C:40
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