The price of sugar was Rs$25.00$ on January. It got increased in February by 40%. In March the price was reduced by 40%. The new price will be:
My solution:
$25[1+0.4][1-0.4]=21$ Is it correct?
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The original price = Rs $25$
Got increased to $40\%$ in Feb $= 25\Big(1+\frac{40}{100}\Big) = 25\times 1.4 $. This is the new price
Got decreased to $40\%$ in Mar $= 25\times 1.4\times\Big(1-\frac{40}{100}\Big) = 21$.
You did it correctly.
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