Which of the following must be equal to 300%

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Which of the following must be equal to 300%

by AAPL » Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:19 am

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Which of the following must be equal to 300% of the value of x?

A. 0.3x
B. x + 2
C. 3x + 3
D. 3x
E. 3x + 0.3

The OA is D.

300% of the value of x
= 300x/100
=3x

Option D.

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:44 am
AAPL wrote:Which of the following must be equal to 300% of the value of x?

A. 0.3x
B. x + 2
C. 3x + 3
D. 3x
E. 3x + 0.3
p % = p/100
So, for example, 19% = 19/100 and 245% = 245/100

So, 300% of the value of x = 300/100 of x
= (300/100)(x)
= 3x
= D

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by Jeff@TargetTestPrep » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:55 pm
AAPL wrote:Which of the following must be equal to 300% of the value of x?

A. 0.3x
B. x + 2
C. 3x + 3
D. 3x
E. 3x + 0.3
Since 300% = 3, then 300% of x is equal to 3x.

Answer: D

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