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Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately how much less, as a percentage, does Phil earn than Mike per hour?

A. 25%
B. 32.5%
C. 37%
D. 37.5%
E. 40%
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Re: Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately [#permalink] New post  30 Jun 2016, 07:36
Answer is A : 25%


how much less, as a percentage, does Phil earn than Mike per hour , i.e \((14-10.5)/14 * 100 = 25%\)
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Re: Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately [#permalink] New post  30 Jun 2016, 08:35
Bunuel wrote:
Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately how much less, as a percentage, does Phil earn than Mike per hour?

A. 25%
B. 32.5%
C. 37%
D. 37.5%
E. 40%

What % less of 14 is 10.5
let it be x % less ,then
=14(1-x/100)=10.5
1-x/100=10.5/14
x=350/14
x=25%
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Re: Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately [#permalink] New post  30 Jun 2016, 08:48
Note that the base is that of mike !!

{(mike-phil)/mike }*100 = (35/140)*100 = 25%
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Re: Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately [#permalink] New post  30 Jun 2016, 09:25
Bunuel wrote:
Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately how much less, as a percentage, does Phil earn than Mike per hour?

A. 25%
B. 32.5%
C. 37%
D. 37.5%
E. 40%



% decrease= 14-10.5/14*100= 25%

A is the answer
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Re: Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately [#permalink] New post  21 Oct 2016, 03:16
We are asked to find how much less, as a percentage, does Phil earn than Mike per hour
14 - 10.5 = 3.5
\(\frac{3.5}{14}\)* 100 = 25 %
correct answer - A
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Re: Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately [#permalink] New post  21 Oct 2016, 11:12
Bunuel wrote:
Mike earns $14 per hour and Phil earns $10.5 per hour. Approximately how much less, as a percentage, does Phil earn than Mike per hour?

A. 25%
B. 32.5%
C. 37%
D. 37.5%
E. 40%

\(\frac{( 14 - 10.50 )}{14} *100\) = \(25\) %

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