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  1. A reduction of 10% in the price of a commodity enables a person to buy 25 kg more for ₹ 225. The original price of the commodity per kg was
    1. ₹ 2
    2. ₹ 1
    3. ₹ 2.50
    4. ₹ 1.50
Correct Option: B

Original price of article be x/kg.

New price =
9x
/kg.
10

∴ 
225
225
= 25
9x/10x

⇒ 
225 × 10
225
= 25
9xx

⇒ 
250
225
= 25
xx

⇒ 
25
= 25 ⇒ x = ₹ 1/kg.
x



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