Question

The price of a chocolate rose by 25%. By what% will it be reduced in order for the goods to be sold at the initial price?​

Answer 1

Let the price before increase be Rs.100
Then , as the tpercentage increase =25%
Therefore, increase in price =
100
25
​
×100
=Rs.25
Therefore increased price =Rs.125

Therefore the percentage by which house wife should decrease the consumption be(
125
25
​
×100)%
=20%