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The price of a clock was increased first by a% and then by b% to make
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The price of a clock was increased first by a% and then by b% to make it same as the price of another clock. The same change could have been brought by just increasing the price of the clock by c%
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
a+b |
c |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: The price of a clock was increased first by a% and then by b% to make
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Two successive increase of 𝑎% and 𝑏% is overall equal to the net percentage change of (𝑎 + 𝑏 +𝑎𝑏/100) % = 𝑐%
i.e. 𝑎 + 𝑏 +𝑎𝑏/100= 𝑐
Since a and b are positive, so 𝑎𝑏/100> 0.
As we are adding some positive value 𝑎𝑏/100 to a and b to get c, therefore 𝑎 + 𝑏 < 𝑐
Hence, Quantity B is more than Quantity A.
Two successive increase of 𝑎% and 𝑏% is overall equal to the net percentage change of (𝑎 + 𝑏 +𝑎𝑏/100) % = 𝑐%
i.e. 𝑎 + 𝑏 +𝑎𝑏/100= 𝑐
Since a and b are positive, so 𝑎𝑏/100> 0.
As we are adding some positive value 𝑎𝑏/100 to a and b to get c, therefore 𝑎 + 𝑏 < 𝑐
Hence, Quantity B is more than Quantity A.
Re: The price of a clock was increased first by a% and then by b% to make
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19 May 2024, 19:07
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What if both increments were 0% and prices were same from the starting point? it would be D then?
