X’s salary is half that of Y. If X got a 50 % rise in his salary and Y got a 25 % rise in his salary,…
Let original salaries be x and 2 x. They become 1.5 x and 2.5 x, so the total rises from 3 x to 4 x, an increase of 33 1/3%.
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X’s salary is half that of Y. If X got a 50 % rise in his salary and Y got a 25 % rise in his salary, then the percentage increase in combined salaries of both is
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Let original salaries be x and 2 x. They become 1.5 x and 2.5 x, so the total rises from 3 x to 4 x, an increase of 33 1/3%.
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