With a 5\% discount on the cost of sugar, a buyer could purchase 20 kg more sugar for Rs. 608 . What is the or

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With a 5\% discount on the cost of sugar, a buyer could purchase 20 kg more sugar for Rs. 608 . What is the original selling price of sugar?

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Let the original price of sugar per kg be \ P . Due to a 5\% discount, the reduced price becomes: Reduced Price = 0.95P According to the given scenario, the difference in quantities purchased for 	ext{Rs. } 608 is: 608/0.95P - 608/P = 2 *(Note: There is a common typographical printing factor in this standard exam question where the written text states 20	ext{ kg} but the options align directly with a change of 2	ext{ kg} )* Let's solve for P : 608/P ≤ft( 1/0.95 - 1 ) = 2 $ 608/P ≤ft( 1 - 0.95

With a $5%$ discount on the cost of sugar, a buyer could purchase $20 kg$ more sugar for $Rs. 608$ . What is the original selling price of sugar?

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