The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of cooking oil, so as not to increase the expenditure in this account, is

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  1. 15%
  2. 20%
  3. 25%
  4. 30%

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Option 2 : 20%
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Given:

The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%.

Formula Used:

Expenditure = Price × Consumption

Calculation:

Let, the previous budget was Rs 100.

As it increased by 25%, it became Rs125

Since the family has to maintain the previous budget.

⇒ Rs 125 should be reduced to Rs 100

⇒ Rs 1 should be reduced to Rs 100/125

⇒ Rs 100 should be reduced to Rs (100/125) × 100 = Rs 80

⇒ (100- 80 ) = 20% 

∴The answer is 20% .

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