A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is:

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Let C.P. of 1 litre milk be Re. 1 Then, S.P. of 1 litre of mixture = Re. 1, Gain = 25%. C.P. of 1 litre mixture = Re. ❨

C.P. of 1 litre mixture = Re.	❨	100	x 1	❩	=	4
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Hence, percentage of water in the mixture =	❨	1	x 100	❩%	= 20%.
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∴ Ratio of milk to water =	4	:	1	= 4 : 1.
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A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is:

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