Question

A's Income Is 20% more Than That Of B. How Percent is the income of B less Than That of A?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let B's income be Rs 100.

Then, A's income =Rs 80.

Therefore, B's income is more than A's income by=(100_80)*100%÷80

=20*100%=20%=Rs 125

Therefore B's income is more than that of A's by (125_100)%,i.e, 25%

Answer 2

Let B’s income be 100

A’s income 20% less than B, means A's income should be

= 100 - 20 = 80

So B’s income is in percentage

= 100/80 × 100

= 125%

Thus B’s income is more than A by = 125% - 100% = 25%

Thus B’s income is 25% more than A’s salary.

Answer: B’s income is 25% percent more than A’s salary