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40Becauseof the budget presented byYashwant Sinha, the price of sugar increasedby 40%. The Verma family reduced itsconsumption so that expenditure on sugar isup by 1 2%. If the total consumption ofsugarbefore the rise in price was 50 kg, what isthe present consumption of sugar (in kg)?(a) 48 kg(c) 36 kg(b 40 kg(d) 32 kg |
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Answer» E = P × CUsing successive rule,Let the c consumption due12= 40 + x + 40x/100x=-20%Thus consumption decreases by 20%Present consumption=(50)(0.8)=40 |
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