Tom's salary is 150% of John's salary. John's salary is 80% of Steve's salary. What is the ratio of…
The ratio is 5 : 6. Let Steve's salary be 100; then John's is 80 and Tom's is 150% of 80 = 120. Steve : Tom = 100 : 120 = 5 : 6. The reverse ratio 6 : 5 compares Tom to…
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Tom's salary is 150% of John's salary. John's salary is 80% of Steve's salary. What is the ratio of Steve's salary to Tom's salary?
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The ratio is 5 : 6. Let Steve's salary be 100; then John's is 80 and Tom's is 150% of 80 = 120. Steve : Tom = 100 : 120 = 5 : 6. The reverse ratio 6 : 5 compares Tom to Steve, and 4 : 5 and 5 : 4 compare John and Steve.
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