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Q1.

$A$ dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains $25 \%$. The percentage of water in the mixture is?

(A)
$4$
(B)
$6$
(C)
$20$
(D)
$25$
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Q2.

If $2 \, kg$ of metal,of which $\frac{1}{3}$ is zinc and the rest is copper,is mixed with $3 \, kg$ of metal,of which $\frac{1}{4}$ is zinc and the rest is copper,what is the ratio of zinc to copper in the mixture?

(A)
$13:42$
(B)
$17:43$
(C)
$19:43$
(D)
$15:42$
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