Quantitative Aptitude Ques 987
Question: If the price of petrol be raised by 20%, then the percentage by which a car owner must reduce his consumption, so as not to increase his expenditure on petrol, is
Options:
A) $ 16\frac{1}{3} $
B) $ 16\frac{2}{3} $
C) $ 15\frac{2}{3} $
D) $ 15\frac{1}{3} $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
- Percentage decrease in the consumption
$ =[ \frac{a}{100+a}\times 100 ] $ %
$ =[ \frac{20}{100+20}\times 100 ] $ $ [\because a=20,\text{given }] $
$ =\frac{50}{3}=16\frac{2}{3} $ %