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When the price of sugar increased by 53%, a family reduced its consumption per month such that the expenditure on sugar was only 19% more than the earlier one. If the family consumed 38.7 kg sugar per month earlier, then what is the reduction in consumption of sugar per month?

A

8.6 kg

B

8.4kg

C

8.7 kg

D

8.1kg

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