Question

Rice is 20% cheaper than wheat. What %wheat is costlier than rice I WANT SOLUTION STEP BY STEP ANSWER

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the price of wheat be x

so, price of rice is x + 20%of x = x(1+20/100) =1.2x

now for % of wheat cheaper with respect to rice is given by. (1.2x-x)*(100%)/1.2x = 0.2*(100%)/1.2 = 100/6 = 16.67%

Answer 2

20%

assume the value of wheat to be 100 rupees .

so the value of rice will be 100 +20/100×100

120 rupees

by what percentage is wheat cheaper?

difference in price/price of wheat ×100

20/100×100= 20%

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