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# If y is 80% greater than x, than x is what % less than y?

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If y is 80% greater than x, than x is what % less than y?

(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 33 1/3
(D) 44 4/9
(E) 80

Originally posted by PatrickS on 11 Nov 2013, 20:05.
Last edited by PatrickS on 11 Nov 2013, 20:14, edited 2 times in total.
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11 Nov 2013, 20:10
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This problem looks simple enough yet i cannot understand what i am doing wrong:

$$y=x*\frac{180}{100}$$

$$y=x*\frac{18}{10}$$

$$y=x*\frac{9}{5}$$

$$x=y*\frac{5}{9}$$

$$x= y* 5* 0.11111$$

$$x= y* 0.555$$ --> $$x= ~ 55.5% of y$$

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11 Nov 2013, 22:08
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PatrickS,

Everything you have done is correct, and your answer would be correct if they had asked x is what percent of y, which is indeed 55.55%. However, the question is asking for x is what percent less than y, which is equal to [(y-x)/y]*100 or 44.44 percent.

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12 Nov 2013, 06:34
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PatrickS,

Everything you have done is correct, and your answer would be correct if they had asked x is what percent of y, which is indeed 55.55%. However, the question is asking for x is what percent less than y, which is equal to [(y-x)/y]*100 or 44.44 percent.

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Silly me... Thank you for clarifying
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12 Nov 2014, 02:44
$$y = \frac{180}{100} * x$$

$$x = \frac{100}{180} * y$$

Percentage $$= \frac{100*100}{180} = \frac{500}{9} = 55.55$$

Percentage less = 100 - 55.55 = 44.45

Answer = D
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12 Nov 2014, 06:32
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if y=180 x=100
180-100=80

90 is 50% of y.
80 is little less than 90 so answer D 44 4/9
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If y is 80 percent greater than x, then x is what percent less than y?

A. 20
B. 25
C. 33 1/3
D. 44 4/9
E. 80

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23 Mar 2015, 07:46
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Bunuel wrote:
If y is 80 percent greater than x, then x is what percent less than y?

A. 20
B. 25
C. 33 1/3
D. 44 4/9
E. 80

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$$y = 1.8x$$
$$y = \frac{9}{5}*x$$; therefore $$x = \frac{5}{9}*y$$

Therefore, x is five-ninths of y, which means x is four-ninths less than y. . $$\frac{4}{9}$$ equates to 44.44 percent.

Answer: D
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24 Mar 2015, 22:53
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Hi All,

This is a perfect question for TESTing VALUES.

We're told that Y is 80% GREATER than X.....

Let's TEST...
X = 100
Y = 180

The question then asks "X is what percent LESS than Y?"

When a question asks for "percent greater" or "percent less", then the Percentage Change Formula is required.

Percentage Change = (New - Old)/Old = Difference/Original

Here, the "new" number is 100 and the "old" number is 180 (you could also say that the difference is 80 and the 'original' number is 180).

Depending on which version of the formula you use, your answer might look a little different, but the end "meaning" is the same....

(100 - 180)/180 = -80/180 = -8/18 = -4/9 = -44.4444% The 'minus' sign means "less"

OR

80/180 = 8/18 = 4/9 = 44.444%

Either way, the "meaning" is the same: X is 44.4444% less than Y.

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Hi Bunuel
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y=180/100 x

x=5/9 y

y-5/9y = 4/9 y

4/9 y *100 = 44 4/9

therefore option d.
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PatrickS wrote:
If y is 80% greater than x, than x is what % less than y?

(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 33 1/3
(D) 44 4/9
(E) 80

We can create the following equation:

y = 1.8x

Thus:

(x - y)/y * 100 = (x - 1.8x)/1.8x * 100 = -0.8x/1.8x * 100 = -8/18 * 100 = -4/9 * 100 = -44 4/9

We see that x is 44 4/9 percent less than y.

Answer: D
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