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x and y are integers greater than 5. x is y percent of x^2
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x and y are integers greater than 5.
x is y percent of \(x^2\)
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.
x is y percent of \(x^2\)
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
x |
10 |
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.
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Re: x and y are integers greater than 5. x is y percent of x^2
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Carcass wrote:
x and y are integers greater than 5.
x is y percent of \(x^2\)
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.
x is y percent of \(x^2\)
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
x |
10 |
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.
Given: x is y percent of x²
We can write: x = y/100 of x²
Or: x = (y/100)(x²)
Multiply both sides by 100 to get 100x = yx²
Divide both sides by x to get 100 = yx
IMPORTANT: We're told that x and y are INTEGERS greater than 5.
So, the ONLY way to get a product of 100 such that x and y are positive integers is for x and y to BOTH equal 10
We get:
QUANTITY A: 10
QUANTITY B: 10
Answer: C
Cheers,
Brent
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Re: x and y are integers greater than 5. x is y percent of x^2
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21 Jun 2020, 03:21
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GreenlightTestPrep wrote:
Carcass wrote:
x and y are integers greater than 5.
x is y percent of \(x^2\)
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.
x is y percent of \(x^2\)
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
x |
10 |
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.
Given: x is y percent of x²
We can write: x = y/100 of x²
Or: x = (y/100)(x²)
Multiply both sides by 100 to get 100x = yx²
Divide both sides by x to get 100 = yx
IMPORTANT: We're told that x and y are INTEGERS greater than 5.
So, the ONLY way to get a product of 100 such that x and y are positive integers is for x and y to BOTH equal 10
We get:
QUANTITY A: 10
QUANTITY B: 10
Answer: C
Cheers,
Brent
Kindly explain why we can't do the following.
From
100 = xy
we can also write
100/y = x
Now if we plug the above value in Column A then we get
Col A----------------Col B
100/y----------------10
100/10----------------y
10----------------y
Since y>5 so answer should be D.
What's wrong here.
