A dishonest delivery man purchases 20 liters of pure milk and dilutes it by adding 4 liters of water. If he sells the diluted milk at Rs.50/L, then what is the cost price of pure milk?
A dishonest delivery man purchases 20 liters of pure milk and dilutes it by adding 4 liters of water. If he sells the diluted milk at Rs.50/L, then what is the cost price of pure milk?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
Total volume sold L at Rs.50/L Rs.1200. Assuming the dishonest seller recovers exactly the cost (no extra profit/loss is stated), this Rs.1200 equals the cost of 20 L of pure milk. So cost per litre Rs.60/L.
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