Question

a reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a housewife to buy 6.2 kg more for Rs. 279. Find the orignal price per kg

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Answer 1

@freckles

Answer 2

@tom982

Answer 3

@aum

Answer 4

Let the original price per kg of sugar be Rs. x.
Reduction of 10% in the price of sugar implies that 1 kg costs 0.9x rupees.
For Rs. 279 you can buy 279/(0.9x) kgs of sugar at the reduced price and
279/x kgs at the original price.
The difference 279/(0.9x) - 279/x = 6.2
solve for x.

Answer 5

Hint: Multiply throughout by x.
Then divide by 6.2 to solve for x.

Answer 6

its coming 5 /kg

thnks very much

Answer 7

Correct. Rs. 5 / kg