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A milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 40%. Find the percentage of water in the mixture (rounded to one decimal place).

A28.6%

B27%

C27.5%

D28%

Answer:

A. 28.6%

Read Explanation:

28.6%


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