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by vinay1983 » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:31 am
Lisa's salary is 33.33 % more than Rachels's. How much % is Rachel's less than Lisa's?


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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:37 am
vinay1983 wrote:Lisa's salary is 33.33 % more than Rachels's. How much % is Rachel's less than Lisa's?


OA: [spoiler]25%[/spoiler]
Hi Vinay1983,
In the future, please provide the answer choices for each question.

Lisa's salary is 33.33% more than Rachel's
I'm assuming that you mean 33.3333333(repeating)%
In other words, Lisa's salary is 1/3 more than Rachel's
Let's pick some numbers that fit this condition.
We'll say that Rachel's salary = $3, which means Lisa's salary = $4.

How much % is Rachel's less than Lisa's?
If Rachel's salary = $3 and Lisa's salary = $4, then Rachel's salary is $1 less than Lisa's salary of $4
In other words, Rachel's salary is 1/4 less than Lisa's salary.
1/4 = [spoiler]25%[/spoiler]

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