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?

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1. 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 %

2. 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 %

3. A car gives a mileage of 20 km per liter of petrol when driven at a constant speed of 50 kmph but the mileage decreases by 10% when driven at a speed of 70 kmph. How many km can the car travel with 12 liters of petrol if it travels a speed of 70 kmph?

   A. 216 km
   B. 240 km
   C. 228 km
   D. 200 km

4. A trader marked the price of a car 20% above the cost price and allowed the purchaser 5% discount on the marked price there by gained Rs.8400. Find the cost price of the car?

   A. Rs.60000
   B. Rs.75000
   C. Rs.68400
   D. Rs.78400

5. In a survey it was found that 80% of those surveyed owned a car while 60% of those surveyed owned a mobile phone, if 55% owned both a car and a Mobile phone, What percent of those surveyed owned a car or a mobile phone or both?

   A. 65%
   B. 80%
   C. 85%
   D. 97.5%

6. 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%

7. 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

8. If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?

   A. 10%
   B. 15%
   C. 20%
   D. 25%
   E. None

9. 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

10. A trader bought a car at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at a 40% increase on the price he bought it. What percent of profit did he make on the original price?

    A. 10%
    B. 11%
    C. 12%
    D. 15%