How Much Percentage Must the House Hold Increase its Sugar Consumption? If
If the price of sugar falls by 10%. By how much percentage must the house hold increase its sugar consumption so as to decrease its expenditure on sugar?
- 10%
- 9%
- 100/11%
- 100/9%
Answer:( 4) 100/9%
Explanation:-
Let be the price of 1 kg sugar = 100
10% fallen then, the price of 1 kg sugar = 100 – 10 = 90
Required percentage = 10 x 100/90
= 100/9%
Hence, the answer is (4) 100/9%
