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The price of petrol is increased by 24%. A person wants to increase his expenditure by 14% only. By what percentage (correct to one decimal place), should he decrease his consumption in order to maintain the same level of expenditure ?
पेट्रोल की कीमत 24% से बढ़ गयी है| एक व्यक्ति अपना व्यय केवल 14% बढ़ाना चाहता है | उसे अपनी खपत में कितने प्रतिशत ( एक दशमलव स्थान तक सही ) की कमी करनी चाहिए ताकि समान स्तर का व्यय बना रहे ?

A

8.3

B

7.9

C

8.1

D

7.8

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C
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