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1 5. The price of sugar is decreased by 30% . By
1. The price of sugar is increased by 33 % . If the how much kilogram of consumption is de-
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expenditure should not be increased for a creased so that expenditure is decreased by
housewife, she will have to reduce his con- 5% only his original consumption is 35 kg.
sumption of sugar by the percentage - 30%
1 5%
33 % 35
3
(A) 12.5 kg (B) 12.8 kg
(C) 13.5 kg (D) 12.9 kg

(A) 30% (B) 40% 6. The price of tea is decreased by 30% . But a
(C) 25% (D) 60% family purchased 32 kg more tea. So that ex-
penditure will be decreased by 16% . Find cur-
2. The price of pome granates is decreased by rent consumption ?
2 30%
16 % . By how much percent must a customer
3 32 16%
increase his consumption so that his expendi-
ture remains the same?
2 (A) 196 kg (B) 194 kg
16 % (C) 190 kg (D) 192 kg
3
7. The price of rice is increased by 20% . Due to
this, a family uses rice 40 kg less. So that the
(A) 20% (B) 22% expenditure increases by 5% only. Find origi-
(C) 26% (D) 24% nal consumption?
20% 40
2 5%
3. The price of petrol is increased by 14 % . If
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the expenditure should not be increased for a (A) 326 kg (B) 320 kg
students, she will have to reduce his consump- (C) 350 kg (D) 300 kg
tion of petrol by the percentage -
8. The price of sugar is increased by 40% . Due
2 to this a family use 20 kg less sugar. So that
14 %
7 expenditure will decrease by 10% . Find
present consumption ?
40% 20
(A) 30% (B) 40% 10%

25
(C) % (D) 60% (A) 40 kg (B) 45 kg
2 (C) 36 kg (D) 55 kg
4. If the price of pertrol is increased by 20% . By 9. If the price of tea is increased from ` 125/kg
how much liter of consumption is decreased. to ` 150/kg then a family decreased its con-
So that the expenditure of month will be con- sumption by 2 kg. Now its monthly expendi-
stant. When his original use is 36 litre. ture increased by 10% . Find original and
20% present consumption ?
` 125 / ` 150 /
2
(A) 5 (B) 6 10%
(C) 7 (D) 8 (A) 26 kg, 28 kg (B) 24 kg, 22 kg
(C) 28 kg, 26 kg (D) 25 kg, 29 kg

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10. A reduction of ` 30 / kg enables a man to 15. Due to increase of 32% in the price of pulse, a
purchase 2 kg more rice for ` 720. Find origi- person reduced his comsumption in such a
nal price ? way that his expenditure increases only 10% .
` 30 If he consumes 150 Kg. of pulse after the price
` 720 2 has increased then how much pulse was con-
sumed by him initially?
32%
(A) 90 (B) 120
(C) 130 (D) 110 10%
150
11. A reduction of ` 2 / kg in the price of sugar
chinu can purchase 4 kg sugar more in ` 16.
Find the original price.
`2 (A) 180 Kg./ (B) 175 Kg./
4 ` 16 (C) 190 Kg./ (D) 200 Kg./
16. Due to 25% fall int he rate of eggs, one can
(A) ` 3 / kg (B) ` 4 / kg buy 2 dozen eggs more than before by invest-
(C) ` 5 / kg (D) ` 6 / kg ing `162. Then the original rate per dozen of
12. Due to a reduction of 50 paise / dozen in the the eggs is:
price of pens, Sunita buy 1 dozen more pen 25% `162
for ` 66 then the original price of pen/dozen ? 2
50 ` 66
(A) ` 22 (B) ` 24
(A) ` 5/dozen (B) ` 4/dozen (C) ` 27 (D) ` 30
(C) ` 6/dozen (D) ` 3/dozen
17. The price of edible oil is increased by 25%
13. The price of sugar has decreased by 15% . By and to maintain the Budget Rahul reduces the
what percentage can a person increase the consumption by 20% . Then the expenditure
consumption so that there is no change in the change is ?
expenditure? 25%
15% 20%

300 300 (A) 44% (B) 24%

(A) % (B) % (C) 20% (D) No change
23 17
18. Due to reduction of 20% in the price of wheat.
50 20
(C) % (D) % Arya can purchase 5 kg more wheat for ` 320.
3 3 Then find-
14. When the price of sugar increased by 53% , a 20% 5
family reduced its consumption per month ` 320
such that the expenditure on sugar was only (A) Original Price /
19% more than the earlier one. If the family
(B) Present Price /
consumed 38.7 Kg sugar per month earlier,
then what is the reducation in consumption (C) Original Purchase /
of sugar per month? (D) Present Purchase /
53% (A) 16 `/kg, 12.8 `/kg, 20 kg, 25 kg
(B) 18 `/kg, 14.8 `/kg, 20 kg, 25 kg
(C) 16 `/kg, 12.8 `/kg, 22 kg, 22 kg
19% (D) 18 `/kg, `/16.8 kg, 20 kg, 22 kg
38.7
19. Due to reduction by 10% in the price of sugar,
Rohit can purchase 2 kg more sugar for ` 400.
(A) 8.6 Kg./ (B) 8.4 Kg./ Find—
(C) 8.7 Kg./ (D) 8.1 Kg./
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10% 2 15%
` 400 ` 1258 7.4
(A) Original Rate /
(B) Original Purchase / (A) ` 25.5 (B) ` 30 (C) ` 27 (D) ` 28
(C) Present Rate /
24. The price of sugar is increased by 24% . A per-
(D) Present Purchase /
son wants to increase his expenditure by 15%
(A) 22.2 `/kg, 18 kg, 20 `/kg, 20 kg
only. By what percentage, correct to one deci-
(B) 18 `/kg, 20 kg, 20 `/kg, 22.2 kg
mal place, should be reduce his consuption?
(C) 18 `/kg, 20 kg, 18 `/kg, 21.2 kg
(D) 16 `/kg, 22 kg, `/20 kg, 25.2 kg 24%
15%
20. The price of petrol is increased by 30% then a
man can purchase 9 lt. less petrol for 780.
Find (A) 7.3 (B) 7.1 (C) 6.9 (D) 7.5
30% ` 780 9 25. The price of pulse is increased by 6.66% and
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(A) Original Purchase / consumption of it increases by 4% then what
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(C) Present Purchase /
is % change in expenditure on pulse?
(C) Original Rate /
6.66%
(D) Present Rate /
(A) 39 ltr, 30 ltr, 20 `/ltr, 26 `/ltr 1
4 % %
(B) 35 ltr, 26 ltr, 20 `/ltr, 22 `/ltr 6
(C) 39 ltr, 30 ltr, 30 `/ltr, 36 `/ltr
(D) 29 ltr, 30 ltr, 30 `/ltr, 26 `/ltr
(A) 11.11% (B) 9.09%
(C) 15.15% (D) 10%
1
21. The price of sugar rises by 57 % . By how
7 26. The price of rice falls by 35% . How much ex-
much percentage should the consumption of tra quantity of rice can be bought with the
sugar be reduced so that the expenditure money that was sufficient to by 104 kg of rice
doesn't change? previously?
1 35%
57 %
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104
(A) 22.22% (B) 36.36% (A) 42 kg (B) 45.5 kg
(C) 27.27% (D) 33.33% (C) 56 kg (D) 52 kg
22. The price of a commodity is increased by 36% 27. The price of oil is increased by 20% . However,
and the quantity purchased is decreased by
30% . What is the percentage increase/de- 1
its consumption decreased by 18 % . What is
crease in the amont spent on the commodity? 3
36% the percentage increase or decrease in the
30% expenditure on it?
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(A) 6% increase (B) 4.8% increase 20% 18 %
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(C) 6% decrease (D) 4.8% decrease
23. The government reduced the price of sugar
by 15% . By this a consumer can buy 7.4 kg (A) 1% Decrease (B) 4% Increase
more sugar for ` 1258. The original price per (C) 4% Increase (D) 2% Decrease
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28. Carpentar (Rahul) income ` 600 per day if sal-
ary is increase 20% and work is decrease 33. The price of sugar is increased by 20% , due to
12.5% then what will effect on his income? this a family use 20 kg less sugar so as
expenditure will increased by 5% only. Find
original consumption.
20% 12.5%

(A) 5% increase (B) 8% decrease

(C) 7% decrease (D) 10% increase
(A) ` 180 (B) ` 170
29. To attract more visitors, Zoo authority an-
nounces 20% discount on every ticket which (C) ` 160 (D) ` 165
costs 29 paise. For this reason, revenue in-
34. The price of sugar is decreased by 30% , but
creases by 28% . Find the percentage of in-
crease in the number of visitors. to this a family purchase 32 kg more sugar so
as expenditure will decreased by 16% only.
Find current consumption.

(A) 40% (B) 50% (C) 60%

(A) 162 kg (B) 192 kg
(D) No Change/
(C) 170 kg (D) 182 kg
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30. If price of petro l increases by 22 %,
35. A family consumes 25 kg rice and 9 kg wheat
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consumption increases by 53 ltr and total per month. Spends ` 350 the price of rice is
expenditure increases by ` 1710.if the initial 20% of the price of the wheat. If the price of
consumption is 154 ltrs. Then find initial the wheat is increased by 20% then find the
expenditure? percentage reduction in consumption of rice .
2 If it has the same amount to spend and the
22 % 53
9 price of rice is constant.
` 1710
154 `
(A) ` 3251 (B) ` 2660
(C) ` 3099 (D) ` 2828
31. A reduction of 25% in the price of wheat
enables Amit to buy 2 kg more wheat for ` (A) 32% (B) 36%
240.The price of wheat per kg after reduced? (C) 34% (D) 38%
`

(A) ` 30 (B) ` 25
(C) ` 18 (D) ` 40
32. The price of sugar is increased by 40% . By
how much kg of consumption is decreased so
as expenditure will increased by 10% only
when he originally consumed 210 kg sugar.

(A) ` 45 (B) ` 36
(C) ` 63 (D) ` 52

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Answer with Solution

1 1 Initial Final
1. (C) ATQ, 33 %
3 3 Pr ice 10 7
Initial Final Consumption 70 95
Pr ice 3 4 Expenditure 700 665
Consumption 4 3
Expenditure 12 12 So, 70  35 kg.
Increase (95 – 70 = 25)
% Decrease in consumption
35
1 = × 25 = 12.5 kg
= × 100 = 25% 70
4
3 4
2 1 6. (D) ATQ, 30% = , 16% =
2. (A) ATQ, 16 % 10 25
3 6
Initial Final Initial Final
Pr ice 6 5 Pr ice 10 7
Consumption 5 6 Consumption 2.5 3
Expenditure 30 30 Expenditure 25 21

% Increase in consumption So, (3 – 2.5) = 0.5  32

1 32
= × 100 = 20%  3 × 3 = 192 kg
5 0.5
2 1 1 1
3. (C) ATQ, 14 % 7. (B) ATQ, 20% = , 5% =
7 7 5 20
Initial Final
Initial Final
Pr ice 7 8
Pr ice 5 6
Consumption 8 7
Expenditure 56 56 Consumption 4 3.5
Expenditure 20 21
1 1 25
% decrease = × 100 = 12 % %
8 2 2 So, (4 – 3.5) = 0.5  40
1 40
4. (B) ATQ, 20% = 4 × 4 = 320 kg
5 0.5

Initial Final 2 1
8. (C) ATQ, 40% = , 10% =
Pr ice 5 6 5 10
Consumption 6 5 Initial Final
Expenditure 30 30 Pr ice 5 7
Consumption 14 9
So, 6  36
Expenditure 70 63
Decrease (6 – 5) = 1
So, (14 – 9) = 5  20
36
 × 1 = 6 ltr 20
6  9 × 9 = 36 kg
5
3 1 9. (B) ATQ,
5. (A) ATQ, 30% = , 5% =
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11 119 34
 125x × = 150 (x – 2)  1
10 153 153
 1375x = 1500x – 3000 34
38.7× = 8.6 kg
3000 153
x = = 24 kg
125
So, Original Consumption = 24 kg 15. (A) Initial Final
Present consumption = 22 kg Pr ice 25 33
10. (B) Let Initial Price = x Consumption 12 10
Expenditure 300 330
720 720
 x 30 x =2 So, 10  150
 720 × 30 = 2x (x – 30) 150
12  × 12 = 180 kg
 x (x – 30) = 120 × 90 10
So, x = ` 120/ kg
16. (C) Let Original Rate = ` x/ dozen
11. (B) Let Initial Price = x
162 162
 2
16 16 3x x
 x 2 x =4 4
 16 × 2 = 4x (x – 2) x = ` 27/dozen
 4 × 2 = x(x – 2) 17. (D) ATQ,
So, x = ` 4/ kg
Initial Final
12. (C) Let original price = x
Pr ice 4 5
66 66 1 1 Consumption 5 4
1  66 × = x x
1 x 2 2 Expenditure 20 20
x
2
% Change in expenditure = 0% = No change
11 1 18. (A) Let Original price = x
6× x x
2 2 320 320
So, x = ` 6/ dozen (A) 5
4x x
5
3 x = ` 16/ kg
13. (B) ATQ, 15% =
20 4
(B) Present Price = 16 × = ` 12.8/kg
Intial Final 5
Pr ice 20 17 320
(C) Original Purchase = = 20 kg
Consumption 17 20 16
(D) Present Purchase = 20 + 5 = 25 kg
Expenditure 340 340
19. (A) Let Original price = ` x/ kg
3 300
So, Required% = × 100 = % 400 400
17 17 (A) 2
9x x
Initial Final 10
14. (A)
Pr ice 100 53 400
 =x
119 9 2
Consumption 1  x = ` 22.22/ kg
153
(B) Original Purchase = 18 kg
Expenditure 100 119
9 200
So, 1  38.7 (C) Present Rate = = ` 20/ kg
10 9
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20. (A) Let Initial Cost = x
1 1 1
780 780 25. (A) ATQ, 6.66% = , 4 %
 9 15 6 24
x 13x
Initial Final
10
x = ` 20/ liter Pr ice 15 16
780 Consumption 24 25
So, (A) Original Purchase = = 39 ltr.
20 Expenditure 360 400
(B) Present Purchase = 39 – 9 = 30 ltr.
(C) Original Rate = ` 20/ kg
40
13 % Increase = × 100 = 11.11%
(D) Present Rate = × 20 = ` 26/ kg 360
10
26. (C) ATQ,
1 4
21. (B) ATQ, 57 % 7
7 7 35% =
Initial Final 20
Pr ice 7 11  20 × 104 = 13 × [104 + x]
Consumption 11 7  x = 56 kg
Expenditure 77 77
1 1 11
4 27. (D) ATQ, 20% = , 18 % =
% Decrease = × 100 = 36.36% 5 3 60
11
Initial Final
9 3
22. (D) ATQ, 36% , 30% = Pr ice 5 6
25 10
Consumption 60 49
Initial Final
Expenditure 300 294
Pr ice 25 34
Consumption 10 7
6
Expenditure 250 238 % decrease = × 100 = 2%
300
12
% change = × 100 = 4.8% decrease 25 20 25
250 28. (A) % change = 20 – = 5% Increase
2 100 2
23. (B) Let initial cost = x
1258 1258 20x
 7.4 29. (C) ATQ, 28 = –20 + x –
17x x 100
20 4x
 48 =
3 1258 5
 = 7.4  x = 60% Increase
17 x
 x = ` 30/ kg
2 2
30. (B) ATQ, 22 %=
6 3 9 9
24. (A) ATQ, 24% = , 15% =  9x × 154 + 1710 = 11x × (154 + 53)
25 20  1710 = 154 × 2x + 11x × 53
Initial Final
1710
Pr ice 25 31  x=
891
115 So, initial expenditure
Consumption 4
31 1710
Expenditure 100 115 = × 154 × 9
891
% decrease = ` 2660
9 225
= 100 % 7.25% 7.3% 240 240
31 31 31. (A) – =2
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 – =2
x x
20
 =2 x = 10
x
 3x = 30
32. (A) 20 – 5 = 15%  20
210
1% 
140
210
40 – 10 = 30%  × 30 = 45
140
33. (C) 20 – 5 = 15%  20
20
1% 
15
20
120%  × 120 = 160
15
34. (B) 30 – 16 = 14%  32
32
1% 
14
32
84%  × 84 = 192
14
35. (B) 25R + 9W = 350
Consumption R W
25 9
Price x 5x
25x + 45x = 350
70x = 350
x = 5
R W
x 9
5 25 × 6 5 = 30

5x + 270 = 350
x = 16
Rice consumption is decreasing from 25 kg
to 16 kg.
25 – 16
% decrease = × 100 = 36%
25

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