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by ajith » Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:05 am
bhumika.k.shah wrote:If 70 percent of x is equal to 50 percent of y, then y is what percent of x?

A.20
B.71
C.75
D.120
E.140

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we want to find out y/x*100

Given,

x*70/100 = y*50/100

y/x = 70/50

y/x*100 = 7/5*100 = 140%
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by bhumika.k.shah » Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:35 am
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by vibhusethi » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:17 pm
Let x = 100,
70% of x = 70 = 50% of y
y = 140

y/x % = 140/100 * 100 = 140!
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by bhumika.k.shah » Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:04 pm
correct!

i did it d same way :)
vibhusethi wrote:Let x = 100,
70% of x = 70 = 50% of y
y = 140

y/x % = 140/100 * 100 = 140!
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by money9111 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:25 pm
this was an easy one
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