Percentage Practice Test 4 with solutions

Question : 30 of 40

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Two numbers are respectively 15% and 35% more than the third number. What per cent is the first of the second?

Solution:

Let the third number = x
∴ The first number

={x×115}/100=23/20x

The second number

={x×135}/100=27/20x

∴ The required percentage

={23/20x}/{27/20x}×100%=85.18%

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