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- v.vkb16
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PS- percentage problem mgmat cat 5
By approximately what percent is x greater than 4/5 if (4/5)(x) = 1?
- nitin_prakash_khanna
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Re: PS- percentage problem mgmat cat 5
(4/5) x = 1
so x = 5/4
difference between x & 4/5= (5/4-4/5) = 9/20 = 0.45
4/5 = 0.8
0.45 / 0.8 *100 = ~ 56%
so x = 5/4
difference between x & 4/5= (5/4-4/5) = 9/20 = 0.45
4/5 = 0.8
0.45 / 0.8 *100 = ~ 56%
- RonPurewal
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Re: PS- percentage problem mgmat cat 5
nitin_prakash_khanna Wrote:(4/5) x = 1
so x = 5/4
difference between x & 4/5= (5/4-4/5) = 9/20 = 0.45
4/5 = 0.8
0.45 / 0.8 *100 = ~ 56%
looks good to me.
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