Question

The price of sugar was 20 per kg. If it increases
first by 20% and then by 25%, What is the new
cost of sugar?​

Answer 1

Answer:

30 per kg

Step-by-step explanation:

price of sugar = 20 per kg

first increase by 20℅

then the increasment = 20/100 ×20

= 4

so the price becomes =20+4 = 24 per kg

then it increase by 25℅

then the increasement = 25/100 ×24

= 6

so the current price becomes = 24+6 = 30 per kg