Question

P's salary is 25% higher than q, what percentage is q's salary lower than that of p?

Answer 1

By taking Q's salary as rupees 100.... U can easily solve the problem....Reference class 8 maths book

Answer 2

Answer:

There is increase of 20%.    

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : P's salary is 25% higher than q.

To find : What percentage is q's salary lower than that of p?

Solution :

Let Q's salary = Rs. 100

P's salary is 25% higher than q.

i.e. P’s salary = 125

The percentage is q's salary lower than that of p is given by,

$r=(\frac{125-100}{125})\times 100$

$r=(\frac{25}{125})\times 100$  

$r=\frac{1}{5}\times 100$  

$r=20\%$  

Therefore, There is increase of 20%.