Question

x is 25%more than y.by what percent is y is less than x
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Answer 1

Answer:

y is 20% less than x

therefore y = 20% less

Answer 2

Answer:

Stating that the income of x ( Ix ) is 25% more than that of y ( Iy ) is equivalent to saying that Ix is 125% of Iy , since 100%+25%=125%.

Ix is 125% of Iy means Ix=1.25⋅Iy

Now we want to find Iy as it relates to Ix , so we solve t

at equation for Iy :

Iy=11.25Ix=0.80⋅Ix , meaning Iy is 80% of Ix , or 20% less than Ix , since 100%-20%=80%.