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Suppose <math>A>B>0</math> and A is <math>x</math>% greater than <math>B</math>. What is <math>x</math>? | Suppose <math>A>B>0</math> and A is <math>x</math>% greater than <math>B</math>. What is <math>x</math>? | ||
| − | <math> \textbf {(A) } 100(\frac{A-B}{B}) \qquad \textbf {(B) } 100(\frac{A+B}{B}) \qquad \textbf {(C) } 100(\frac{A+B}{A})\qquad \textbf {(D) } 100(\frac{A-B}{A}) \qquad \textbf {(E) } 100(\frac{A}{B})</math> | + | <math> \textbf {(A) } 100\left(\frac{A-B}{B}\right) \qquad \textbf {(B) } 100\left(\frac{A+B}{B}\right) \qquad \textbf {(C) } 100\left(\frac{A+B}{A}\right)\qquad \textbf {(D) } 100\left(\frac{A-B}{A}\right) \qquad \textbf {(E) } 100\left(\frac{A}{B}\right)</math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 13 October 2018
Problem
Suppose 
and A is 
% greater than 
. What is ?
Solution
We have that A is 
greater than B, so 
. We solve for . We get
. 
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| 2014 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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