in what ratio water should be added to a liquid costing 15 rupees per later so that there would be a profit of 20% by selling the mixture at 16rupees a litre

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in what ratio water should be added to a liquid costing 15 rupees per later so that there would be a profit of 20% by selling the mixture at 16rupees a litre

Jagadeesh Reddy 18th Nov, 2020

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mansiprofessional234 Student Expert 18th Nov, 2020

Hey !
This is a question of mixture and alligation in which x=15 and y i.e cost of water is 0 and the price of mixture will be 16*5/6=13.33.
So the ratio of mixture will be 13.33:1.667 = 8:1
This can better be understood with the visual example.
Hope you understood my answer

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