Question

By what %is rupees 1000less than rupees 1200? Is it same as the % by which Rupee 1200 is more than rupees 1000?

Answer 1

1200 is equal to 100 percent,and 1000 is equal to x.
Therefore 1000*100/1200*x is equal to 83 percent.Then 100-83 is equal to 17.Therefore 1000 is 17 percent less than 1200.Similarly 1200 is 17 percent more than 1000.