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    A king ordered to make a crown from 8 kg of gold and 2 kg of silver. The goldsmith took away some amount of gold and replaced it by an equal amount of silver and the crown when made, weighed 10 kg. The king knows that underwater gold loses 1/20th of its weight, while silver loses 1/10th. When the crown was weighed underwater, it was 9.25 kg. How much gold was stolen by the goldsmith?

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    CAPF 2017 Paper-1

    1 kg

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    2 kg

    Incorrect Answer

    3 kg

    Correct Answer

    4 kg

    Incorrect Answer
    Explanation:

    (8-x)19/20 +(2+x)9/10 = 9.25

    (8-x)19 +(2+x)18 = 185

    152 - 19x + 36 + 18x = 185

    x = 3


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