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A milkman purchases the milk at Tk. x per liter and sells it at Tk. 2x per liter still he mixes 2 liters water with every 6 liters of pure milk. what is the profit percentage?

A milkman purchases the milk at Tk. x per liter and sells it at Tk. 2x per liter still he mixes 2 liters water with every 6 liters of pure milk. what is the profit percentage? Correct Answer 166/66%

Let, He purchases 6liters milk. So, cost of 6 liters = 6x tk. After mixing 2 liters waters, he sells , (6 + 2) = 8 liters Now, selling price of 8 liters = 8 × 2x = 16x tk. Profit = 16x – 6x = 10x tk. Profit percentage = (10x/6x) × 100 = 166.66% (Ans)  

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