Question

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If the price of sugar is increased by 15%, find by how much % a
householder must reduce her consumption of sugar so as not to increase the
expenditure?
Ans.: 131
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Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Let the original price of the sugar be Rs100

And the consumption be 1kg

Then total expenditure will be Rs100×1=Rs100

Now, when price is increased by 20  %, then new price is Rs120

Then new expense will be Rs120×1=Rs120

For expense to be same to Rs100,

% decrease in sugar consumption =120120−100×100=350=16.66=approx. 17 %