A milkman mixes 5 liters of mineral water with 20 litres of pure milk thereby making a profit of 40%. The selling price per litre of this mixture is 20% more than the cost per litre of pure milk. The ratio of cost of water/litre to milk/litre is? Anyone

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Vijendra Sharma · Answer

(5X + 20Y)*1.4 = 1.2*(25*Y) , gives X/Y = 2/7

Vivek Jaiswal · Answer

2:7 ?

A milkman mixes 5 liters of mineral water with 20 litres of pure milk thereby making a profit of 40%. The selling price per litre of this mixture is 20% more than the cost per litre of pure milk. The ratio of cost of water/litre to milk/litre is? Anyone

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