If the price of petral is increased by 20% by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer if the expenditure on petrel remains unchanged?

A. 10
B. 8
C. 15
D. 7.50
Explanation:
Let the price of each note book be Rs.x.
Let the number of note books which can be brought for Rs.300 each at a price of Rs.x be y.
Hence xy = 300
=> y = 300/x
(x + 5)(y – 10) = 300 => xy + 5y – 10x – 50 = xy
=>5(300/x) – 10x – 50 = 0 => -150 + x2 + 5x = 0
multiplying both sides by -1/10x
=> x2 + 15x – 10x – 150 = 0
=> x(x + 15) – 10(x + 15) = 0
=> x = 10 or -15
As x>0, x = 10