1. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16% on selling the mixture at cost price?
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By: guest on 01 Jun 2017 05.44 pm
Let C.P. of 1 litre milk be Re. 1. S.P. of 1 litre of mixture = Re.1, Gain = 50 %. 3 C.P. of 1 litre of mixture = 100 x 3 x 1 = 6 350 7 By the rule of alligation, we have: C.P. of 1 litre of water C.P. of 1 litre of milk 0 Mean Price Re. 6 7 Re. 1 1 7 6 7 Ratio of water and milk = 1 : 6 = 1 : 6. 7 7
Re. 6 7 Re. 1 1 7 6 7 Ratio of water and milk = 1 : 6 = 1 : 6. 7 7