The Government reduced the price of sugar by 10 per cent. By this a consumer can buy 6.2 kg more sugar for Rs.837. The reduced price per kg of sugar is
Options:
A . Rs.12.50
B . Rs.13.50
C . Rs.14.00
D . Rs.13.00
Answer: Option B Answer: (b) 10 percent of Rs.837 = $10/100 × 837$ = Rs.83.7 Reduced per kg price = $83.7/6.2$ = Rs.13.50 Using Rule 31, If the price of an article is reduced by a% and buyer gets c kg more for some Rs. b, the new price per kg of article = ${ab}/{100 × c}$
Submit Comment/FeedBack