If the price of sugar is increased by $25\%$ and a family wants to increase its expenditure on sugar by only $10\%$, by what percentage should they reduce their consumption?

Options:

• A: $10\%$
• B: $12\%$
• C: $15\%$
• D: $16\%$

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