Question

A reduction of 15% in the price of Petrol enables a person to buy
5 litre more petrol for Rs 1000. The reduced per littr price is


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Answer 1

Answer:

Rs. 30

Explanation:

price= x

reduced price= 0.85x

• 1000/x=1000/0.85x -5
• 1000*0.85x=x(1000-5*0.85x)
• 4.25x^2-150x=0
• 4.25x=150
• x=150/4.25
• x=35.29 ----- initial price
• 35.29*0.85= 30 ------- reduced price

Reduced price is Rs. 30

Answer 2

Answer:

Rs1000

Explanation:

this is because if the litres i would have bought with Rs1000 is X, then 1000 is now X plus 5, then, that is i would have bought only 995 litres with Rs1000 before the reduction.