If 50% of (x – y) = 30% of (x + y), then how much percentage of x is y?
\(50\%\text{ of }(x - y) = 30\%\text{ of }(x + y) \implies 5(x - y) = 3(x + y) \implies 2x = 8y \implies y = \frac{1}{4}x = 25\%\text{ of }x\).
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If 50% of (x – y) = 30% of (x + y), then how much percentage of x is y?
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