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A reduction of 21% in the price of rice enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for ₹ 1,000. What is the…

A 21% reduction on an expenditure of ₹ 1,000 saves \( 21\% \text{ of } 1{,}000 = ₹\ 210 \), which buys the additional \( 10.5\text{ kg} \) of rice at the reduced price.…

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A reduction of 21% in the price of rice enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for ₹ 1,000. What is the reduced price of rice per kg ?

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A 21% reduction on an expenditure of ₹ 1,000 saves 21% of 1,000=₹ 210 21\% \text{ of } 1{,}000 = ₹\ 210 , which buys the additional 10.5 kg 10.5\text{ kg} of rice at the reduced price. Therefore, the reduced price of rice per kg is 21010.5=₹ 20 \frac{210}{10.5} = ₹\ 20 .

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