Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

One litre of water is evaporated from a 6 litre solution containing 4% sugar. The percentage of sugar in the remaining solution is:

  1. 24/5%

  2. 0.04

  3. 0.03

  4. 10/3%

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Explanation

Initial sugar = 4% of 6L = 0.24L. After 1L evaporates, the total volume is 5L. The sugar amount remains 0.24L. The new percentage is (0.24 / 5) * 100 = 4.8%. 4.8% is equivalent to the fraction 24/5%.