ABC26GN2340 · Percentage

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

If 8\% of $x=4 \%$ of $y$, then 20\% of $x$ is

(a)10\% of $y$

(b)16\% of $y$

(c)80\% of $y$

(d)None of these

Answer

Answer (as printed): A

Explanation

8\% of $x=4 \%$ of $y \Rightarrow \frac{8}{100} x=\frac{4}{100} y \Rightarrow x=\frac{1}{2} y$. $\therefore 20 \%$ of $x=20 \%$ of $\frac{1}{2} y=10 \%$ of $y$.

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

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