Question

due to an increase in the price of sugar by 25%,by how much percent must a house holder decrease the consumption of sugar so that there is no increase In the expenditure on sugar

Answer 1

20 % is the answer.
Explanation :
As new cost is 125% and it has to be reduced to 100%
(100/125)x100=80%.
So amount of decrease is 100-80= 20%

Answer 2

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↪ Given :

Increase in the price of sugar = 25%

Percentage should be reduced = 25 / 100 + 25 × 100

= 25 / 125 × 100

= 1 / 5 × 100

= 20%



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