Question

A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables Mrs Shah to buy an extra 3 kg of it for rupees 360. Find (1) the original rate, and (2) the reduced rate per kg. Solve in brief and please solve and give me the result fast

Answer 1

the original values %age will probably be 100%. so it will be 80% if 20% is reduced from 100%.

so to get the original rate, cross multiply it. like this; x/360 = 100/80.

you will get 450.