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The price of sugar is increased by 20%. A person wants to increase his expenditure by 8% only. By what percent should he decrease his consumption?

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Explanation:

$_{120}^{100\times 100} = 88.33 kg$ Let the man have Rs 100 and price of 100 kg sugar is Rs 100
Now price is increased,
New price of sugar = Rs 120 for 100 kg
And man his increase his expenditure by 8% = Rs 108
So, man will buy in Rs 108 = $_{120}^{100\times 108} = 90 kg$
So he have to decrease his consumption by 100 - 90 = 10%

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