Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should the consumption of sugar

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Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should the consumption of sugar be reduced so that the expenditure does not change?

Options:

A . 15%

B . 10%

C . 20%

D . 16$2/3$%

Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
Using Rule 8,
If the income of a man is A% more than another man, then income of another man is less in comparison to the 1st man by
$(A/{(100 + A)}×100)$%

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