题目
A Shopkeeper wants to make th profit on her cost by diluting, with water, concentrate to specification and sells it at the rate at which she bought a litre of the concentrate. find the water:concentrate ratio in the diluted solution.
解析
一个店主想通过用水稀释浓缩液至规定浓度,以在成本上获得\(\frac{1}{7}\)的利润,并以她购买一升浓缩液的价格出售稀释后的溶液。求稀释溶液中水与浓缩液的比例。设每升浓缩液的成本为\(C\),原浓缩液的量为\(x\)升,加入水的量为\(y\)升。
因为想获得\(\frac{1}{7}\)的利润且售价与一升浓缩液的成本\(C\)相同,所以销售的稀释溶液的量\((x + y)\)升所获得的收入等于\((1+\frac{1}{7})Cx\),即\(C(x + y)=(1+\frac{1}{7})Cx\)。
由\(C(x + y)=(1+\frac{1}{7})Cx\),两边同时除以\(C\)得到\(x+y=\frac{8}{7}x\),移项可得\(y=\frac{8}{7}x-x=\frac{1}{7}x\)。
那么水与浓缩液的比例\(y:x=\frac{1}{7}x:x = 1:7\)。
综上,答案是E选项。