Multiple choice

An honest milkman claims to sell milk at cost price of milk. Although, he mixes 1 litre water in every 4 litres of milk. Find his profit %.

  1. 20% P

  2. 25% P

  3. 21% P

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

He mixes 1 litre water in 4 litres milk. The cost is for 4 litres, but he sells 5 litres. Profit = (1/4) * 100 = 25%.

AI explanation

Assume the cost price of 1 litre of milk is 1 rupee, making the cost of 4 litres of milk 4 rupees. The milkman adds 1 litre of water, creating 5 litres of the mixture for a total selling price of 5 rupees at the same cost rate. Using the Profit Percentage Formula, the profit percentage is ((5 minus 4) divided by 4) times 100. This gives a 25 percent profit.

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