UPSC Prelims 2025 · CSAT (Paper 2) · Q17

Basic Numeracy

Easy · Percentage: expenditure and price hike

The diesel price rose by 20% as a result of a hike in crude oil prices. The price of diesel before the hike was Rs. 80 per litre. A person travels 1800 km every month and his car gives a mileage of 15 km per litre. By how many km should he reduce his travel if he wants to maintain his expenditure at the previous level?