Question

1. milk-man has 300 litres of milk at a rate of rs.19/lit. after adding 200 litres of water he sold 400 litres for rs.20/lit and he added 10 liter of water to the remaining milk and sold it for rs.15.what is his profit? a. 3950 b. 3954 c. 3952 d. 3951

Answer 1

the milk man pay for milk = 300 × 19 = 5700
adding water = 300 + 200 = 500 litre
sold at = 400 ×20 = 8000
remaining milk = 500 - 400 = 100 litre
adding water = 100 + 10 = 110
sold at = 110 ×15 = 1650
total milk sold price = 8000+ 1650 = 9650
profit = 9650 - 5700 = 3950
answer is A . 3950