SOLUTION: A dishonest milkman bought 20 lifted of milk at rs 3.50 per litter and mixed it with 4 lifted of water. What would the average cost price per litter of the mixture be?

Question 1055896: A dishonest milkman bought 20 lifted of milk at rs 3.50 per litter and mixed it with 4 lifted of water. What would the average cost price per litter of the mixture be?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The cost of the orignal liters of milk
was
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After adding water ( I am assuming water costs nothing )
there are liters of mixture

rs 2.92 average cost/liter

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