Arithmetic Ability
Profit and Loss

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Q.

A milkman purchases the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?

View Answer

Correct choice: B

Explanation:

Let the cost price of 1-liter pure milk be Re.1, then {6 liters (milk) → C.P = Rs. 6 2 liters (water) → C.P = Rs. 0→CP = Rs.6 only 8 litre mixture => SP => 8 x 2 = Rs. 16 Profit % = 16 − 6/6 x100 = 1000/6 = 166.66%
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