SOLUTION: Dear sir/madam
Please help me with the following question:
The price of oil is increased by 25%.But the family can increase the expenditure of oil by 15 % only.By what % should t
Question 891317: Dear sir/madam
Please help me with the following question:
The price of oil is increased by 25%.But the family can increase the expenditure of oil by 15 % only.By what % should the family reduce the consumption of oil? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the family spends $100 now an increase of 15% would be $115
so they can only buy $115
so they can only buy 92%
let's say the family can afford $115
1.25x=115
which is 92
Let's say the family uses $200
so an increase of 15% would be $230
1.25*184=230
so they are using 8% less or 184
