A milk vendor bought 20 litres of milk at Ksh.15 per litre and added 5 litres of water to the milk.

      

A milk vendor bought 20 litres of milk at Ksh.15 per litre and added 5 litres of water to the milk. If he
sold the mixture at Ksh.18 per litre, what was the percentage profit.

  

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