Question

The petrol prices shot up by $7\%$ as a result of the hike in the price of crudes. The price of petrol before the hike was Rs.$28$ per litre. Vawal travels $2400$ kilometers every month and his car gives a mileage of $18$ kilometers to a litre. Find the increase in the expenditure that Vawal has to incur due to the increase in the price of petrol (to the nearest rupee)?

• A. $Rs270$
• B. $Rs262$
• C. $Rs276$
• D. $Rs272$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $Rs262$

Vawal travels in a month = $2400$Km
Average of his car = $18$ Km/litre
Petrol consumption =$\frac{2400}{18}$
Total cost of petrol = $28\times \frac{2400}{18}$
Increase after hike = $\frac{7}{100}\times 28\times \frac{2400}{18}=Rs262$ approx