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Which of the following is 850 percent greater than
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13 Oct 2017, 02:03
13 Oct 2017, 02:03
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Which of the following is 850 percent greater than \(8 * 10^3\) ?
A. \(8.5*10^3\)
B. \(6.4*10^4\)
C. \(6.8*10^4\)
D. \(7.6*10^4\)
E. \(1.6*10^5\)
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13 Oct 2017, 05:02
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Answer is C
850/100 * 8*1000
850/100 * 8*1000
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15 Oct 2017, 02:32
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Rajneesh Garg wrote:
Answer is C
850/100 * 8*1000
850/100 * 8*1000
Wrong. Answer is D!
You have to pay attention when computing an increase by a certain percentage. In this case, the formula for the words in the question is
\((1+8.5)*8*10^3 = 9.5*8*10^3 = 76*10^3 = 7.6*10^4\)
