Question

The price of a sugar has been increased by 40%. By how much % must this new price be decreased to retain its former price. Ans is 200/7 how

Answer 1

let the initial price of sugar be 'x'

increase in price = 40% = 40%(x)= 0.4x

modified price = x + 0.4x = 1.4x

percentage of reduction to bring it back to original price = 0.4x/1.4x = 0.28 = 28%  = 200/7

Answer 2

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