ABC26GN2226 · Percentage

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Percentage · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:

15\% of? \% of $582=17.46$
(a)2
(b)10
(c)20
(d)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Let 15\% of $x \%$ of $582=17.46$. $$\text { Then, } \begin{aligned} \frac{15}{100} \times \frac{x}{100} \times 582 & =\frac{1746}{100} \Leftrightarrow x=\left(\frac{1746}{100} \times \frac{100 \times 100}{15 \times 582}\right) \\ & =20 . \end{aligned}$$

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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