Question
A man has 20 liters of pure alcohol. To make a 75%
profit while selling it at the original cost price of alcohol, how many liters of water should he mix with the alcohol?Solution
Pure alcohol = 20 litres Quantity of water to be added = 20 x 0.75 = 15 litres
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