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?

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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The cost of the orignal +20+ liters of milk
was +3.5%2A20+=+70+
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After adding water ( I am assuming water costs nothing )
there are +20+%2B+4+=+24+ liters of mixture
+70+%2F+24+=+2.9167+
rs 2.92 average cost/liter