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The price of sugar got raised by 25%. To...

The price of sugar got raised by 25%. To maintain the same level of expenses on sugar, a person reduced the consumption of sugar by 4% and also increased his expenditure on sugar by x%. The value of x is:

A

19.5

B

21

C

20

D

18.75

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C
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