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If the price of sugar rises from Rs. 6 per kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg, a person, to have no increased in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumption of sugar by :

a. 15%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 30%

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600/7.50=80%
so 20% reduced...
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Percentage increase in price of sugar=(new price-old price)/old price*100
so percentage increase is (7.50-6)/6*100=25%
using formula
R=25%
R/(100+R)*100=25/125*100=20%
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The price of sugar is increased by 20%. As a result, a family decreases its consumption by 25%. The expenditure of the family on sugar will be decreased by :

a. 10%
b. 5%
c. 14%
d. 15% The price of sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up by 10% only. If the total consumption of sugar before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then the consumption of sugar per month at present (in kg) is :

a. 8(1 / 3)
b. 8(1 / 2)
c. 8(3 / 4)
d. 9