The price of sugar goes up by 25%. By how much percent must a housewife
reduce the consumption so that the expenditure does not increase?
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Answer:
20% is correct answer
Step-by-step explanation:
Short Method
Percentage of reduce the consumption =
R/100+R×100
=25/100+25×100
=25/125×100
=20%
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Answer:
20%
Step-by-step explanation:
let 1kg of sugar be ₹ x
25% of increase in cost.
Cost of 1kg of sugar=₹(x+25/100*x)=₹
5x/4
In ₹5x/4 amt of sugar brought=1kg
In ₹x amt of sugar brought=4/5kg
Reduce in consumption=1kg-4x/5kg=1/5kg
%of reduce in consumption=1/5*1*100=20%
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