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The price of the sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumpt
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The price of the sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up by 10% only. If the total consumption of the sugar before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then the consumption of sugar per month at present (in kg) is?
A. 8.33
B. 8.35
C. 8. 50
D. 8.75
E. None
A. 8.33
B. 8.35
C. 8. 50
D. 8.75
E. None
Re: The price of the sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumpt
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26 Jun 2024, 15:29
26 Jun 2024, 15:29
Let initial price of sugar be x
Let present quantity consumed be a
1.32xa = 10x(1.1)
a = 11x/1.32x
a = 8.33333
Answer A
Adewale Fasipe, quant instructor from Lagos Nigeria.
Let present quantity consumed be a
1.32xa = 10x(1.1)
a = 11x/1.32x
a = 8.33333
Answer A
Adewale Fasipe, quant instructor from Lagos Nigeria.
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The price of the sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumpt
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Let's take the price of sugar = 100/kg
Total consumption was 10 kg so total expenditure = 100 * 10 = 1000/-
Price increased by 32% = 132/kg
A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up by 10% only.
Hence the expenditure will be 1000 * 1.10 = 1100/-
Let's take the reduced consumption of sugar is \(x\)
\(x\) = \(\frac{Total expenditure}{rate per kg}\) = \(\frac{1100}{132}\) = 8.33 kg
Answer A
Total consumption was 10 kg so total expenditure = 100 * 10 = 1000/-
Price increased by 32% = 132/kg
A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up by 10% only.
Hence the expenditure will be 1000 * 1.10 = 1100/-
Let's take the reduced consumption of sugar is \(x\)
\(x\) = \(\frac{Total expenditure}{rate per kg}\) = \(\frac{1100}{132}\) = 8.33 kg
Answer A
