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Re: 22 percent of X
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01 Dec 2021, 12:12
01 Dec 2021, 12:12
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I suggest you to read our % theory chapters
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-quant ... 18388.html
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-math- ... tml#p81625
for a better understanding
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-quant ... 18388.html
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-math- ... tml#p81625
for a better understanding
Re: 22 percent of X
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28 Aug 2022, 12:20
28 Aug 2022, 12:20
The problem does not state x>0; therefore, the answer is D, since x can be negative or positive or zero.
As for the statements by some above, you absolutely can have a % or a fraction of a negative number. First of all, the problems in the GRE do not have to be based on integers or positive numbers unless stated directly or implied by the practicalities of a word problem (e.g. # of employees in a company won't be negative). But just to help those who would rather think of it more concretely regardless of GRE wording, for an example of when you might see this in a real-world setting, when talking about money, money going out of an account is often written as -$50 and money coming in as +$50. And you could take a % or fraction of either of these values. Hope this helps!
As for the statements by some above, you absolutely can have a % or a fraction of a negative number. First of all, the problems in the GRE do not have to be based on integers or positive numbers unless stated directly or implied by the practicalities of a word problem (e.g. # of employees in a company won't be negative). But just to help those who would rather think of it more concretely regardless of GRE wording, for an example of when you might see this in a real-world setting, when talking about money, money going out of an account is often written as -$50 and money coming in as +$50. And you could take a % or fraction of either of these values. Hope this helps!
Re: 22 percent of X
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05 Sep 2022, 20:26
05 Sep 2022, 20:26
Carcass wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
22 percent of X |
\(\frac{2}{9}\) of X |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
If x = 0 then both are equal. Other wise both aren't equal. So the answer should be D. But its important to confirm whether 22% and 2/9 are equal or not. Since they aren't, therefore it's confirmed that answer is D.
