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ID: GRE-NEQ-7
Section: Quantitative Reasoning - Numeric Entry
Topics: Ratio Proportion; Word Problems; Mixtures
Difficulty level: Medium

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A 120-milliliter mixture of Chemical X and water contained 40 percent Chemical X. A part of the mixture was removed and replaced with an equal quantity of water. If the resulting mixture contained 10 percent Chemical X, what is the volume of the mixture that was removed?

Numeric Answer:

General Hint: Enter the answer as an integer or a decimal in a single answer box. If two answer boxes are given, enter the answer as a fraction, with one box being the numerator and the other being the denominator. Read carefully whether the answer should rounded and make sure you round to the required degree of accuracy. Do not enter any symbols or characters in the box(es) provided.

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