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Five litres of water is added to a certain quantity of pure milk costing Rs. 60 per litre. If by selling the mixture at the same price as before, a profit of 20% is made, then the amount of pure milk in the mixture is :

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Let xx litres of pure milk. CP =60x=60x. SP at Rs 6060/litre on (x+5)(x+5) litres =60(x+5)=60(x+5).

Profit =300=300. Profit% =30060x×100=20=\frac{300}{60x}\times 100=20.

⇒12x=300⇒x=25\Rightarrow 12x=300\Rightarrow x=25 litres.

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