Let us say we need to add xkg of alcohol to make it 50% by weight.
Amount of alcohol in 40% solution `= 40/100xx3 = 1.2kg`
In the new mixture the weight percentage of alcohol is 50%.
In this solution we have (1.2+x) of alcohol and the total weight of the solution would be 3+x.
`(1.2+x)/(3+x)xx100 = 50`
`2(1.2+x) = 3+x`
`x = 0.6`
So we need to add another 0.6kg of alcohol. Correct answer is at option B.
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