SSC GD Constable previous year question
The price of petrol increases by 85% (per litre). By what percentage should its consumption be reduced so that the expenditure on it increases by only 11%?
Asked in SSC GD Constable 2025: 11 Feb 2025 Shift 1 (Morning) · Quantitative Aptitude
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Correct answer: (A) 40%
Reduction % = [(price increase % − expenditure increase %)/(100 + price increase %)] × 100 = [(85−11)/185]×100 = 40%.
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पेट्रोल के मूल्य में (प्रति लीटर) 85% की वृद्धि होती है। इसकी खपत में कितने प्रतिशत की कमी कर दी जाए कि इस पर होने वाले व्यय में केवल 11% की वृद्धि हो?
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सही उत्तर: (A) 40%
कमी % = [(मूल्य वृद्धि % − व्यय वृद्धि %)/(100 + मूल्य वृद्धि %)] × 100 = [(85−11)/185]×100 = 40%।
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