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QuestionA 20% price drop in sugar allows buying 2 kg more for Rs. 80. Find the new price per kg: (a) Rs. 10 (b) Rs. 8 (c) Rs. 6 (d) Rs. 7 (e) None.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The original price of sugar is unknown. . The price of sugar is reduced by20%.
3. After the reduction, a man can obtain kg more sugar for Rs.80.
4. We need to find the reduced price of sugar per kg.

STEP 2

Let's denote the original price of sugar per kg as. After a20% reduction, the new price per kg is80% of, or0.8.
Reducedprice=0.8Reduced\, price =0.8

STEP 3

Before the price reduction, the man could buy a certain amount of sugar for Rs.80. Let's denote this amount as A kg. Therefore, we have80=A80 = A \cdot

STEP 4

After the price reduction, the man can buy2 kg more sugar for the same amount of Rs.80. Therefore, we have80=(A+2)0.880 = (A +2) \cdot0.8

STEP 5

We now have two equations with two variables (A and). We can solve these equations simultaneously to find the values of A and.First, let's express from the first equation=80/A =80 / A

STEP 6

Now, substitute from the first equation into the second equation80=(A+2)0.8(80/A)80 = (A +2) \cdot0.8 \cdot (80 / A)

STEP 7

implify the equation80A=64A+12880A =64A +128

STEP 8

Subtract64A from both sides of the equation16A=12816A =128

STEP 9

olve for AA=128/16=8A =128 /16 =8

STEP 10

Substitute A =8 into the first equation to find=80/8=10 =80 /8 =10

STEP 11

The original price of sugar per kg is Rs.10. After a20% reduction, the new price per kg isReducedprice=0.810=8Reduced\, price =0.8 \cdot10 =8So, the reduced price of sugar per kg is Rs.8.

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