If x is 25% less than y, then what percent is y more than x ? · ABC26GN2453

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Percentage · Exam: M.B.A. 2007

If $x$ is 25\% less than $y$, then what percent is $y$ more than $x$ ?

(a)$16 \frac{1}{2} \%$

(b)29\%

(c)$33 \frac{1}{3} \%$

(d)None of these

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

$y$ is more than $x$ by $\left[\frac{25}{(100-25)} \times 100\right] \%$, i.e. $\frac{100}{3} \%=33 \frac{1}{3} \%$.

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

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