Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. What percentage is the first of the third?
Question and options
Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. What percentage is the first of the third?
- 80
- 100
- 120
- 150
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 120
If the third is 100, the first is 120, i.e. 120% of the third.
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