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A milkman bought 15kg of milk and mixed 3 kg of water in it. If the price per kg of the mixture becomes Rs.22, what is cost price of the milk per kilogram ? (a) Rs 28.00 (b) Rs 26.40 (c) Rs 24.00 (d) Rs 22.60

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let the price of milk be x rs/kg
let the price of water mixed be y rs/kg
acc to question
`(15x + 3y)/18 = 22`
`15x/18 = 22`
`x = 22*6/5`
`x = 26.4`rs
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