A reduction of 25% in the price of sugar enables a person to buy 5 Kg more sugar for Rs 120. Find the original price of sugar per kg.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Price × Consumption = Total Expenditure
(If expenditure is same then price and consumption is inversely proportional to each other)
Therefore,
Original : Changed
Price = 4 : 3 [25% = \(\frac{1}{4}\)]
Cons.= 3 : 4
Diff. in consumption = 1R = 5kg (given)
Original consumption = 3R = 3 × 5 = 15kg
Hence, Original Price per Kg = \(\frac{Total Price}{Total Quantity}\) = \(\frac{120}{15}\) = Rs 8/kg