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A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and there by gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is
(A) 4% (B) `6frac(1)(4)`% (C ) 20% (D) 25 %

A

(a)B

B

(b)C

C

(c)A

D

(d)D

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