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Can you share how to solve this type of question if it were an inequality
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Try this question from PS butler: which-of-the-following-is-closest-to-427490.html
What’s the answer?
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What’s the answer?
Probably B coz the result is gonna be negative and it’s 3/4 so it’s less than 1 definitely
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anyone

my ans is 1/8 is wrong
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1/9 seems right

Assume x is cost of electricity per % of use by other appliances

Hence total consumption
= 80x + 20 (x/2) = 90x

Geyser consumption = 20 (x/2) = 10x

Ratio = 10x/90x = 1/9

Seems correct? @alex55
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yeah . my calculation was wrong thanks
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Why don’t you simply check/search the PS forum???

It’s super easy!

Here is that question: during-a-certain-month-20-percent-of-all-the-electricity-used-by-a-ho-404088.html
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How to @olve this quest ?
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