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A milkman purchases the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?

Correct Answer: 166.66%

Explanation:

Let the cost price of 1-liter pure milk be Re.1, then 


  6   l i t e r s   ( m i l k )       C . P   =   R s .   6 2   l i t e r s   ( w a t e r )     C . P   =   R s .   0 C P   =   R s . 6   o n l y


 


8 litre mixture  =>


SP =>  8 x 2 = Rs. 16


 


Profit % =  16   -   6 6 x 100   =   1000 6   =   166 . 66 %


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