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When prices rise by 12%, if the expendit...

When prices rise by 12%, if the expenditure is to be the same, what is the percentage of consumption to be reduced ?

A

`16(2)/(3)%`

B

`10(2)/(7)%`

C

`16(3)/(5)%`

D

`10(5)/(7)%`

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