The manager at a dairy farm has five similar cans of 50 litres capacity - A, B, C, D and E - full of mixtures of milk and water. The ratio of milk and water in each can is different. It is known that the cost price of pure milk is Rs. 25 and water is free of cost. When he sells the entire contents of can E at Rs. 1,250, the manager earns a profit of 25%. Can C contains 20 litres more of milk than water. If the manager sells the mixture in can B at the cost price of milk, he earns a profit of 100%. The cost price of the mixture in can D is Rs. 800. The water content in can A is as much less than can B as it is more than can C.Q 115.   If equal quantities of mixtures from cans A and B are mixed in a new vessel, then what is the percentage of milk in the new mixture?a)  40%b)  50%c)  55%d)  48%

A milk vendor sells milk. The price at which he sells each litre is 20% more than the cost price. He also adds 2 litres of water to every 5 litres of milk. Find his overall profit percentage.

A milkman starts with a 100 liter can of pure milk from his dairy and he sells 10 liters of it to the first customer, then he adds 10 liters of water. After this, he sells 10 liters each to two customers and adds 20 liters of water. After this, he sells 10 liters each to three customers and adds 30 liters of water. Thus, every time he dilutes the mixture he sells it to one more customer than before and he keeps on replacing the mixture sold with water. In this way how many customers get at least 50% milk in the mixture that they purchase from this milkman

A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?Options5 litres, 7 litres7 litres, 4 liters6 litres, 6 liters4 litres, 8 liters

A certain quantity of water is mixed with milk priced at Rs 12 per litre. The price of mixture is Rs 8 per litre. Find out the ratio of water and milk in the new mixture.

A shopkeeper has 80 litres of milk. He makes a profit of 25% by selling 1 litre of milk at Rs.15. How much water should he mix in the milk so as to increase his profit to 30% if he plans to sell the milk-water mixture at Rs. 15 per litre??