A0.300 m solution of hcl is prepared by adding some 1.50 m hcl to a 500 ml volumetric flask and diluting to the mark with deionized water. what volume of 1.50 m hcl must be added?

In dilution we add distilled water to decrease the concentration of required sample from high concentration to lower concentration
The law used for dilution:
M₁V₁]Before dilution = M₂V₂] After dilution
M₁ = 1.5 M
V₁ = ?
M₂ = 0.3 M
V₂ = 500 ml
1.5 * V₁ = 0.3 * 500 ml
so V₁ = 100 ml and it completed to 500 ml using 400 ml deionized water

The answer to the question is d