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When the price of sugar increased by `28%` , a family reduced its consumption per month such that the expenditure on sugar was only `12%` more than before .If 10 kg sugar was consumed per month before the price rise , then what was the new consumption ?

A

`8.50`

B

`8.75`

C

`7.80`

D

`9.25`

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