A person has a milk of Rs. 50 per litre. In what ratio should water be mixed with milk so that on selling the mixture at Rs. 40 litres he may get profit of $25 %$ .

14 : 9

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16 : 9

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The correct option is B $16 : 9$

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A person has a milk of Rs. 50 per litre. In what ratio should water be mixed with milk so that on selling the mixture at Rs. 40 litres he may get profit of 25%.

The correct option is B 16:9

A person has a milk of Rs. 50 per litre. In what ratio should water be mixed with milk so that on selling the mixture at Rs. 40 litres he may get profit of $25 %$ .

The correct option is B $16 : 9$