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The price of a pair of earrings is x percent more than the price of a bracelet, and the price of a necklace is y percent less than the price of the earrings. Is the price of the bracelet less than the price of the necklace?


(1) \(\frac{xy}{100} < x-y\)

(2) \(x-y > 0\)


From the question we have \(E = (1 + x\%)B\), and \(N = (1 - y\%)E\). Combined that is \(N = (1 - y\%)(1 + x\%)B\), and to make B less than N we need to make the coefficient of B greater than 1. Therefore "\((1 - y\%)(1 + x\%) > 1\)?" can be the new question. We may further simplify it to get:
\(-xy/100 + x - y > 0\)?
\(x - y > \frac{xy}{100}\)?

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Sufficient.

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\(\frac{xy}{100}\) is greater than 0 so only knowing x - y > 0 is not enough to say it's greater than \(\frac{xy}{100}\). Insufficient.
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