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A man buys milk at 60 P per litre, adds one-third of water to it and sells the mixture at 72 P per litre. The profit per cent is_____.

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Original volume =1L
New volume =1+12=43L
Cp=60P/L
Sp=72P/L
43L60
1L60×34=45Rs. (New CP)
Profit %=spcpcp×100
=724545×100
=60%.

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