The price of sugar increases by 32%. ...

The price of sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up only by 10%. If the total consumption of the sugar before the price rise was 10 kg per month then the consumption of sugar per month at present (in kg) is `8 1/3` b. `8 1/2` c. `8 3/4` d. `9`

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