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A reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a housewife to buy 6.2 kg. more for Rs.279. Find the reduced price per kilogram .

Option 1)

Rs. 5

Option 2)

Rs. 4.5

Option 3)

Rs. 5.5

Option 4)

None of these

Option 5)

Rs. 4.05

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Let original price = $x$

Then $\left ( \frac{279}{.9x} \right )-\left ( \frac{279}{x} \right )=6.2$

$x=5$

Reduced price = 5 - .5 = 4.5

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