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Revision as of 17:32, 20 February 2014

Problem

Suppose $A>B>0$ and A is $x$% greater than $B$. What is $x$?

$\textbf {(A) } 100(\frac{A-B}{B}) \qquad \textbf {(B) } 100(\frac{A+B}{B}) \qquad \textbf {(C) } 100(\frac{A+B}{A})\qquad \textbf {(D) } 100(\frac{A-B}{A}) \qquad \textbf {(E) } 100(\frac{A}{B})$

Solution

We have that A is x% greater than B, so $A=\frac{100+x}{100}(B)$. We solve for $x$. We get

$\frac{A}{B}=\frac{100+x}{100}$

$100\frac{A}{B}=100+x$

$100(\frac{A}{B}-1)=x$

$\boxed{100(\frac{A-B}{B}) (\textbf{A})}=x$.

(Edited by TrueshotBarrage)

See Also

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