Question

20. A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar
enables a person to buy 3.5 kg more for Rs. 77.
Find the original price per kg.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Reduced price of 3.5 kg = 20% of Rs 77. ∴ Original price per kg =80100×522=Rs5.

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Answer 2

Answer:

According to the question,

$\frac{770}{ \frac{4x}{5}} - \frac{7720}{x} = 3.5$

$\frac{3850}{4x} - \frac{770}{x} = \frac{7}{2}$

$(3850 - 3080) = 14x$

$14x = 770$

$x = \frac{770}{14}$

Hence, the original price is Rs.55 per kg.

☆Additional Information ☆

Percentage:- a rate, number, or amount in each hundred.

Price - A price is the quantity of payment .

kg - The kilogram, symbol kg, is the SI unit of mass.