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  1. 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
    1. 16
      1
      %
      3
    2. 16
      2
      %
      3
    3. 15
      2
      %
      3
    4. 15
      1
      %
      3
Correct Option: B

Using Rule 8,
Percentage decrease in the consumption of petrol

=
20
× 100%
100 + 20

=
50
= 16
2
%
33



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