Arithmetic

Percentages

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If the sugar price is increased by 25% by how much percent consumption should be reduced that expense remains same.

25%

20%

30%

35%

✅ Correct Option: 2

If price increases by $r\%$ , percent reduction needed in consumption to keep expense same is $\frac{r}{100+r} \times 100$ .

$= \frac{25}{125} \times 100 = 20\%$ .

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List-I	List-II
(A) 37.5% of 64	(I) 7
(B) 14% of 50	(II) 54
(C) 65% of 80	(III) 24
(D) 75% of 72	(IV) 52

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