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by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:19 am

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In the last appraisal cycle, the salary increment of Sally was 200% more than that of Harry, and salary increment of Ron was 300% of the salary increment of Sally. What was the salary increment of Ron, if the salary increment of Harry was $100?

A. $300
B. $600
C. $900
D. $1200
E. $1500

OA C

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by Manasa3190 » Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:25 pm

salary increment of Harry = $100
the salary increment of Sally was 200% more than that of Harry = $100 + (200/100)*$100
Salary increment of Sally = $300
salary increment of Ron was 300% of the salary increment of Sally = $300 *(300/100)
Salary of Ron = $900
Option C is correct

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:23 am

BTGmoderatorDC wrote:In the last appraisal cycle, the salary increment of Sally was 200% more than that of Harry, and salary increment of Ron was 300% of the salary increment of Sally. What was the salary increment of Ron, if the salary increment of Harry was $100?

A. $300
B. $600
C. $900
D. $1200
E. $1500

OA C

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The phrase "200% more than" means "3 times the amount." Since the salary increment of Harry was 100, Sally's was 3 x 100 = 300.

The phrase "300% of" means "3 times," and since Ron's was 300% of Sally's, we have 3 x 300 = 900.

Answer: C

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