Question

Ajay pays Rs 8.0 per litre of spirit. He adds water and sells the mixture at Rs
9 per litre, thereby making 40 % profit. The proportion of water to spirit
received by the customers is

Answer 1

Answer:

11:45

Step-by-step explanation:
Let Ajay buy X litres of spirit. His CP = ₹8X.

Now let him add Y litres of water to it. His SP = 9( X+Y)

Profit = 40%.

Hence equation=

1.40(8X) = 9X+9Y

=>11.20X = 9X +9Y

= 2.20X = 9Y or X/Y =220/900

=11 : 45

Hence proportion of spirit to water = 11:45

Answer 2

Answer:

11:55 is the answer for your question