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The number y is 125% OF another number. What percent of 8y is 5x?

 Oct 3, 2015
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The number y is 125% OF another number. What percent of 8y is 5x?

 

I assume that you mean y=125% of x

so  y=1.25x

 

The question becomes What percentage of 8*1.25x is  5x

 

(5x) / (8*1.25x) *100 %  =  (5 / 10) *100%  =  50%

 Oct 3, 2015

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