In what proportion should water be mixed with spirit to gain 12.5% by selling it at cost price?

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How to solve this problem by using laws of proportions analytically?

In what proportion should water be mixed with spirit to gain 12.5% by selling it at cost price?

Doubt:

I feel that the problem is best solved by using some trivial analytical skills to approach it. What is particularly confusing about the problem is that how do I use the analytical skills to get to the problem directly?