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A milkman mixes water with pure milk. If he sells the mixture at the cost price of pure milk and makes a profit of 25%, what is the ratio of water to milk in the mixture?
Solution: Let milk = 100 Cost price = 100 Selling price = 125 Water = 125 − 100 = 25 Ratio of water to milk = 25 : 100 = 1 : 4 Final Answer: 1 : 4More Previous year papers Questions
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