A tank holds x gallons of a saltwater solution that is 20% salt by volume. One Fourth of the water is evaporated, leaving all of the salt. When 8 Gallons of water and 16 gallons of salt are added, the resulting mixture is 33 1/3 % salt by volume. What is the value of x?
Choose the correct choice from the following.
A) 120
B) 75
C) 100
D) 150
E) 175

Rationale: "nope , 150 . i can only get it by following pr ' s backsolving explanation . i hate that . original mixture has 20 % salt and 80 % water . total = x out of which salt = 0.2 x and water = 0.8 x now , 1 / 4 water evaporates and all salt remains . so what remains is 0.2 x salt and 0.6 x water . now 16 gallons salt is added and 8 gallons of water is added . so salt now becomes - > ( 0.2 x + 16 ) and water - - > ( 0.6 x + 8 ) amount of salt is 33.33 % of total . so amount of water is 66.66 % . so salt is half of the volume of water . so ( 0.2 x + 16 ) = ( 0.6 x + 8 ) / 2 = > 0.2 x = 24 solving , x = 120 answer : a"
Answer: A