the salary of an officer is increased by 25%. By what per cent should the new salary be decreased to restore the original salary
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25% should be the decrease in old salary
shreya6835:
but the Old salary is not given
if u have rs10 and u got rs10 more then increase in ur old amount is 10 then decrease in ur new is also10
but in our answer sheet is 20%
thanx I have got the right ans
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let Original Salary = 100
After Increase = 125 / 100 × 100 = Rs. 125
To restore the original salary,
decrease = 100/125 = 4/5
=> x/100 = 1 /5
=> x = 100/5 = 20%
Therefore, the new salary must be reduced by 20% to restore the original salary...
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