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An evaporator is fed 1000 kilograms per hour of a 5 per cent salt solution and produces a 25 per cent product. How much water is evaporated?

  • A.200 kilograms per hour
  • B.750 kilograms per hour
  • C.950 kilograms per hour
  • D.800 kilograms per hour

Answer: D

Correct answer: 800 kilograms per hour

The salt is the tie component, since all of it leaves in the product: \[ 1000\times0.05 = 50\ \mathrm{kg/h\ salt}, \qquad \frac{50}{0.25} = 200\ \mathrm{kg/h\ product}, \] so the water evaporated is \( 1000-200 = 800 \) kg/h. Working from the salt rather than the water is what makes this a one-line calculation.

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