Question

Mr Rawat income is 20% more than Mrs Rawat income. By what percent is Mrs Rawat income less than Mr Rawat ?

Answer 1

Mr Rawat income is 20% more than Mrs Rawat income.

Let the income of Mrs. Rawat = 100

20% of 100 = 20/100 × 100 = 20

So income of Mr. Rawat = 100 + 20 = 120


Percentage by which Mrs Rawat's income is less than Mr Rawat = 20/120 × 100 = 16.67%

Thus, Mrs Rawat's income is 16.67% less than Mr. Rawat's income.

Answer 2

Answer:

Let Mrs rawat's income = 100

So Mr rawat's income =120

Mr rawat's=120, then Mrs rawat's =100

Mr rawat's =100,then

Mrs rawat's income = 100*100/120

= 250/3

= rs 83.33

Mrs rawat's income is less than Mr rawat's income by

(100-83.33)

=16.67%