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# If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x =

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If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  22 Mar 2013, 11:59
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If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x =

A. 88.8
B. 91.0
C. 88.0
D. 70.9
E. 71.2
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Last edited by Bunuel on 13 Jun 2014, 00:48, edited 2 times in total.
Edited the OA.
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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  22 Mar 2013, 12:08
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anujtsingh wrote:
If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x =

a 88.8
b 91.0
c 88.0
d 70.9
e 71.2

x = 80 + 0.11*80 = 80 + 8.8 = 88.8.

OA is NOT correct.
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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  22 Mar 2013, 12:13
x = 80(11/100) + 80
x = 8.8 + 80
x = 88.8
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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  23 Mar 2013, 09:34
11% of 80 = (80*0.11) = 8.8
11% greater than 80 = 80 + 8.8 = 88.8

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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  19 Apr 2013, 10:03
please can someone show me how x=91.

i get x=88.8
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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  19 Apr 2013, 10:08
emon wrote:
please can someone show me how x=91.

i get x=88.8

There is nothing to explain $$x=80+11%80=80+8.8=88.8$$
The OA is not correct

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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  22 Apr 2013, 13:52
emon wrote:
please can someone show me how x=91.

i get x=88.8

Maybe it's worded incorrectly? "X is 11% greater than 80" does not have the same value for X as "80 is 11% less than X"

Even then, though, the answer would only be 89.8
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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  13 Jun 2014, 00:45
the question may be x is greater than 11% of 80....poor question not GMAT like
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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  13 Jun 2014, 02:05
$$x = 80 + \frac{11}{100} * 80$$

x = 80 + 8.8

x = 88.8

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Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x = [#permalink]  17 Jan 2015, 02:14
x is greater than 80 so D and E are out 11 percent of 80 is 8.8 so 88.8 My question is whether this is a 700 category question???
Re: If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x =   [#permalink] 17 Jan 2015, 02:14
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