Question

A milkman purchases milk at Rs 30 per litre and added 6 litres of water. By selling the re-
sultant mixture at Rs 30 per litre, he made a profit of 15%. How many litres of milk did he
buy initially? 4 outres

Answer 1

Answer:

6 liters water sold at the rate of rs 30 per liters thats the profit he got rs 180/= which is 15% of

cost price of milk will be 100*180/15 = 1200 rupees = 1200/30 =40 liters milk

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Answer 2

Answer:

40 litres

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the no of litres of milk bought be x Litres

Cost = 30x

SOLD = ( x +6) X 30 = 30x +180

Profit = Rs 180 = 15%

100% = 100/ 15 X 180=1200 Rs

1200 /30 = 40 litres ANSWER

CHECK

40 x 30 = 1200

46 X 30 = 1380

180 /1200 X 100 = 15%