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# The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957.

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The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927. e price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?

A 500
B 600
C 700
D 900
E 1,200

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Updated on: 23 Jan 2019, 18:37
Price in 1927 = x
Price in 1957 = 4x.
Price in 1997 = 12x.

The price of the home in 1997 is 12x/x*100 = 1200 of the price in 1927.

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23 Jan 2019, 05:21
Bunuel wrote:
The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927. e price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?

A 500
B 600
C 700
D 900
E 1,200

1927= x
1957 = 4x
1997 = 12x

12x/x * 100 = 1200
IMO E
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Updated on: 24 Jan 2019, 02:30
Bunuel wrote:
The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927. e price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?

A 500
B 600
C 700
D 900
E 1,200

Dear GMATPrepNow

Should not the word greater than means that we need to subtract 1927 price.i.e 1997 is 1100 greater than 1927.

We did the same in interpreting the question above

1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957: means 1997 is 3 times 1957

1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927: means 1957 is 4 times 1927

So 1997 is 1100% greater than 1927 whihc gives its final price 12 times 1927

What do you think??

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24 Jan 2019, 01:52
Bunuel wrote:
The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927. e price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?

A 500
B 600
C 700
D 900
E 1,200

Lets take cost of home in 1927 as 100

Cost of home in 1957 will be 100+300 = 400

Cost of home in 1997 will be 400+800 = 1200

Final Price/Initial Price * 100 = 1200

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24 Jan 2019, 07:30
I think the answer must be 1100 .
1200 is the percentage in terms of the initial price .
1100 is the percentage greater than the initial price .
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Bunuel wrote:
The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927. e price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?

A 500
B 600
C 700
D 900
E 1,200

The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927
Let's say the 1927 price was $100 So, the 1957 price =$100 + (300% of $100) =$100 + $300 =$400

The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957.
So, the 1997 price = $400 + (200% of$400)
= $400 +$800
= $1200 The price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927? In other words,$1200 is what percent greater than $100 Answer = (100)(1200 - 100)/100 = 1100% BUT Answer: .... ASIDE:$1200 is 1200% OF $100 Or we can say$1200 is 1100% GREATER THAN $100 Cheers, Brent _________________ Test confidently with gmatprepnow.com SVP Joined: 26 Mar 2013 Posts: 2068 The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. [#permalink] ### Show Tags 24 Jan 2019, 23:07 GMATPrepNow wrote: The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927 Let's say the 1927 price was$100
So, the 1957 price = $100 + (300% of$100)
= $100 +$300
= $400 The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. So, the 1997 price =$400 + (200% of $400) =$400 + $800 =$1200

The price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?
In other words, $1200 is what percent greater than$100

Answer = (100)(1200 - 100)/100 = 1100%
BUT

ASIDE: $1200 is 1200% OF$100
Or we can say $1200 is 1100% GREATER THAN$100

Cheers,
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21 Feb 2019, 11:42
Bunuel wrote:
The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927. e price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?

A 500
B 600
C 700
D 900
E 1,200

The question is asking for percentage increase.

Let value in 1927 be 100 then value in 1997 =1200

Percentage increase = $$\frac{Final\: value - Initial\: value }{Initial\; value }$$ * 100
Percentage increase = $$\frac{1200-100}{100}*100=1100%$$
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21 Feb 2019, 12:37

Thanks!

Bunuel wrote:
The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957. The price in 1957 was 300% greater than the price in 1927. e price of the home in 1997 is what percent greater than the price of the home in 1927?

A 500
B 600
C 700
D 900
E 1,200
Re: The price of a home in 1997 was 200% greater than the price in 1957.   [#permalink] 21 Feb 2019, 12:37
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