Saturday, 9 June 2012

A reduction of 10% in price of sugar enables a housewife to buy 5 kg more for Rs. 300/-. Find the reduced price per kg of sugar.
a. 5/-                b. 4.5/-                         c. 6/-                d. None

Total money = Rs. 300.
Saving of the lady = 10% of 300 = 30/-
With 30/- she bought 5 kg sugar => each kg costs Rs. 6/-

12 comments:

  1. how do we get the original price of 1kg sugar

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  4. 6 ryt answer
    Here is shortcut ...(300×10%)/5=6

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  5. thank you whoever sent the answer.................have been finding for it for half an hour but yours is the simplest

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  6. 300×10% = 30
    5kg= 30rs save
    1kg = 6rs save

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  7. What is the reduced and the original price per kg of sugar respectively

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  8. How to calculate original price per kg?

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  9. The price of sugar reduce 10%,now 270Rs. Expenditure of we get 250gm sugar extra. So what is the price of sugar per kg.

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