The price of petrol was raised by 15%. By how much percentage should a motorist reduce the consumption of petrol so that the expenditure on it does not increase?
Let ,the initial price of petrol was
$$=100.$$
After increase,price of petrol
$$=100+100×15/100=115.$$
so,reduction in consumption would be
$$=((115-100)/115)×100$$
$$=(15/115)×100.$$
$$=300/23$$
So,Option C is correct.
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