Question

12% of a number exceeded percent of the number by 20% the number is

Answer 1

12% of a number is 12x/100.
20%of a number is 20x/100
according to problem
=> (20x/100) - (12x/100)
=(20x-12x)/100
= 8x/100
8x=100
x = 100/8
x= 12.5

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