The price of cooking oil has increased by 25 %. The percentage of reduction that a farming should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is________?

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1. In a hostel there were 100 students. To accommodate 20 more students the average is decreased by rupees 5. But total expenditure increased by Rs.400. Find the total expenditure of the hostel now?

   A. Rs.5000
   B. Rs.4600
   C. Rs.5400
   D. Rs.2300

2. The price of petrol is increased by 25 %. By how much percent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol. So that expenditure on petrol would not be increased?

   A. 25 %
   B. 30 %
   C. 50 %
   D. 20 %

3. If the price of petral is increased by 20% by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer if the expenditure on petrel remains unchanged?

   A. 16 2/3%
   B. 6 2/3%
   C. 8%
   D. 15%

4. Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20 %. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is:________?

   A. No change
   B. 5 % decrease
   C. 4 % increase
   D. 4 % decrease

5. There is a 30% increase in the price of an article in the first year, a 20% decrease in the second year and a 10% increase in the next year. If the final price of the article is Rs. 2288, then what was the price of the article initially?

   A. Rs. 1500
   B. Rs. 1800
   C. Rs. 2000
   D. Rs. 2400
   E. None of these

6. If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?

   A. 11%
   B. 10%
   C. 11 1/9 %
   D. 9 1/11 %

7. The price of a certain item is increased by 15 %. If a consumer wants to keep his expenditure on the item same as before how much percent must he reduce his consumption of that item?

   A. 10 20/23 %
   B. 13 1/23 %
   C. 16 2/3 %
   D. 15 %

8. A reduction of 25% in the price of oil enables a house wife to obtain 5kgs more for Rs.800, what is the reduced price for kg?

   A. Rs.20
   B. Rs.30
   C. Rs.40
   D. Rs.25

9. The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________?

   A. 33 1/3 %
   B. 9 1/11 %
   C. 11 1/9 %
   D. 66 2/3 %
   E. None

10. The price of an article has been reduced by 25 %. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be increased by:________?

    A. 33 1/3 %
    B. 11 1/9 %
    C. 9 1/11 %
    D. 66 2/3 %