If a man buys 2 litres of milk for Rs. 36 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs. 24 per litre, then what is the percentage of gain?

• 20% water added to 2,lit=2.4 lit
  Total sale = 2.4*24= 57.6
  Gain =57.6-36/36= 60%
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(0)
• gain=36-24=12
  gain%=(gain/C.P)*100
  =12/36*100
  =33.3
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(2)
• gain=36-24=12
  gain%=12/24*100
  gain%=50
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• There is a bit ambiguity in sentence viz. the 20% of ( total solution OR pure milk ) is water ?
  if i consider it as percentage of total solution then
  suppose total solution is X litre
  now X * 0.8 = 2 litre
  hence , X is 2.5 litre.
  so total income is 2.5*24= Rs 60
  also total cost of milk was 36.
  so gain is{ ( 60 - 36 )/ 36 } * 100 = 66.67 %
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