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The price of a commodity is reduced by 22.5%. By what percentage must the reduced price be increased so that the final price becomes 10% higher than the original price?

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UPTET 2026 Paper 2 Social Studies Question Paper (3-Jul-2026) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

41.93%

Let the original price be \(P = 100\) for convenience.

After a reduction of 22.5%, the new price becomes \(100 - 22.5 = 77.5\).

The final price must be 10% higher than the original price, so it equals \(100 + 10 = 110\).

The increase required on the reduced price is \(110 - 77.5 = 32.5\).

The percentage increase on the reduced price is \(\frac{32.5}{77.5} \times 100 \approx 41.93\%\).

Hence, the reduced price must be increased by 41.93%.

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