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by romitvsingh » Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:47 am
when 1/10 percentage of 5000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5000, the diffrence is

A)0
B)50
C)450
D)495
E)500

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by shankar.ashwin » Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:51 am
1% = 0.01
1/10 of 1% = 0.001

So, 0.1(5000) - 0.001(5000) =495 D
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by neelgandham » Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:53 am
when 1/10 percentage of 5000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5000, the diffrence is ?

x percent of 5000 = (x/100)*5000,
So, 1/10 percentage of 5000 = ((1/10)/100)*5000 = (1/10)*(1/100)*5000 = 5000/1000 = 5

1/x of 5000 = 5000/x,
So, 1/10 of 5000 = 500

so Answer = [spoiler]500-5 = 495[/spoiler] Option D
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