Question

The price of sugar rises from $₹5$ per $kg$ to $₹7.50$ per $kg$$.$ What percent rise is this of the original price$?$

Answer 1

Step $1:$ To find the percent rise of the original price of sugar.

It is given that prise of sugar rises from $₹5$ per $kg$ to $₹7.50$ per $kg$$.$

Rise Price $=7.5-5$

$=2.5$

Step $2:$ Now find the rice in price percent of the sugar.

Required rise in sugar price percent $=\frac{2.5}{5}\times 100$

$=2.5\times 20$

$=50\%$

Hence, the percent rise of the original price of sugar is $50\%$.