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A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price, but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is how much?

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Two types of rice (type 1 and type 2) were mixed in the respective ratio of 1:3. The mixture was then sold at the rate of 75.60 per kg to gain a profit of 20%. If the price of type 1 rice is 75 per kg, what is the price of type 2 rice per kg?
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What must the ratio be of two types of rice of Rs.6.20 per kg and Rs.8.20 per kg so that the price of the mixture becomes Rs.7.20 per kg
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In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs.12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth Rs.8 per litre?
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A can contain a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio of 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7: 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
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A mixture contains wine and water in the ratio 3 : 2 and another mixture contains them in the ratio 4 : 5. How many litres of the latter must be mixed with 3 litres of the former so that the resulting mixture may contain equal quantities of wine and water ?
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A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts are of syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?
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Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water in the ratio 5: 2 and 7: 6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixture be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ration 8: 5?
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Two equal vessels are filled with the mixtures of water and milk in the ratio of 3:4 and 5:3 respectively. If the mixtures are poured into a third vessel, the ratio of water and milk in the third vessel will be?