If the price of petrol has increased from Rs. 40 per litre to Rs. 60 per litre, by how much percent a person has to decrease his consumption so that his expenditure remains same.

  1. 66.67%
  2. 40%
  3. 33.33%
  4. 45%
  5. None of these 

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 33.33%
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GIVEN :

If the price of petrol has increased from Rs. 40 per litre to Rs. 60 per litre

CALCULATION :

Let the consumption be 100 litres.

When price is Rs. 40 per litres, then, the expenditure = 100 × 40

⇒ Rs. 4,000.

At Rs. 60 per litre, the 60 × consumption = 4000

Consumption = 4,000/60 = 66.67 litres.

∴ Required decreased % = 100 - 66.67 = 33.33%

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