Bright Tutorials Bright Tutorials
ICSE Class 10 Mathematics Question 3 of 21

Solved 2025 Specimen Paper ICSE Class 10 Mathematics — Question 10

Back to all questions
10
Question

Question 1(x)

A mixture of paint is prepared by mixing 2 parts of red pigments with 5 parts of the base. Using the given information in the following table, find the values of a, b and c to get the required mixture of paint.

Parts of red pigmentParts of base
25
4a
b12.5
6c

  1. a = 10, b = 10, c = 10

  2. a = 5, b = 2, c = 5

  3. a = 10, b = 5, c = 10

  4. a = 10, b = 5, c = 15

Answer

Given,

2 parts of red pigments is mixed with 5 parts of the base.

∴4a=25⇒a=4×52=202=10.∴b12.5=25⇒b=25×12.5=2×2.5=5∴6c=25⇒c=6×52=3×5=15.\therefore \dfrac{4}{a} = \dfrac{2}{5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow a = \dfrac{4 \times 5}{2} = \dfrac{20}{2} = 10. \\[1em] \therefore \dfrac{b}{12.5} = \dfrac{2}{5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow b = \dfrac{2}{5} \times 12.5 = 2 \times 2.5 = 5 \\[1em] \therefore \dfrac{6}{c} = \dfrac{2}{5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow c = \dfrac{6 \times 5}{2} = 3 \times 5 = 15.

Hence, Option 4 is the correct option.