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Sugar becomes 20% cheaper. By what percentage can a family increase the quantity it buys without changing its spending on sugar?

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  • A16%
  • B20%
  • C25%
  • D30%

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New price = 80% of old, so the same money buys 100/80 = 1.25 times as much, an increase of 25%.
Answer: C) 25%

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