The expenses of a family on wheat vegetables and oil are in the ratio 12 8 5 The prices of these ite...........

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The expenses of a family on wheat, vegetables and oil are in the ratio 12 : 8 : 5. The prices of these items increased by 50%,

25% and 40%, respectively. The total expenses of the family on these items increased by:

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SSC CHSL 2nd June 2022 Shift-1

44%

40%

42%

38%

- The family's expenses are divided into wheat, vegetables, and oil with a ratio of 12:8:5.

- Wheat price increased by 50%, so the effective ratio becomes 12 * 1.5 = 18.

- Vegetables price increased by 25%, making the ratio 8 * 1.25 = 10.

- Oil price increased by 40%, changing the ratio to 5 * 1.4 = 7.

- The new total expenses' ratio sums up to 18 + 10 + 7 = 35.

- Initially, the total was 12 + 8 + 5 = 25, and increasing from 25 to 35 is a 40% increase.

- Option 2 - 40% is correct.

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