Multiple choice

How much water should be added to 50 litre pure milk to gain 10% by selling at CP? क्रय मूल्य पर बेचने पर 10% का लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए 50 ली. शुद्ध दूध में कितना पानी मिलाया जाना चाहिए?

  1. 2.5 l/ली.

  2. 5 l/ली.

  3. 7.5 l/ली.

  4. 10 l/ली.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

When water is added to pure milk and sold at cost price, the profit percentage equals the percentage of water in the mixture. We need 10% profit, so water should be 10% of the milk quantity. For 50 liters of milk: 10% of 50 = 5 liters of water. After adding 5 liters water, total = 55 liters, and water fraction = 5/55 ≈ 9.09%, which gives approximately 10% profit when selling 55 liters at the price of 50 liters.