Subtracting 6% of x from x is equivalent to multiplying x by how much? · ABC26GN2335

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Percentage

Subtracting 6\% of $x$ from $x$ is equivalent to multiplying $x$ by how much?

(a)0.094

(b)0.94

(c)9.4

(d)94

Answer

Answer (as printed): B

Explanation

Let $x-6 \%$ of $x=x z$. Then, $94 \%$ of $x=x z \Leftrightarrow \frac{94}{100} x \times \frac{1}{x}=z \Leftrightarrow z=0.94$.

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

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