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Re: When 1/10 percent of 5,000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5,000 [#permalink] New post 06 May 2012, 05:50
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When 1/10 percent of 5,000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5,000 the difference is

(A) 0
(B) 50
(C) 450
(D) 495
(E) 500



1/10 of 5,000 is 1/10*5000=500;
1/10 percent of 5,000 is 1/10*1/100*5,000=5;

1/10 percent of 5,000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5,000 is 500-5=495.

Answer: D.

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Re: When 1/10 percent of 5,000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5,000 [#permalink] New post 24 Oct 2012, 04:23
38 secs.. guess this was too much for a Qs like this..
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Re: When 1/10 percent of 5,000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5,000 [#permalink] New post 19 Dec 2012, 05:32
\frac{5000}{10}-(\frac{1}{10})\frac{1}{100}5000 = 500-5=495
Answer: D
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