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If a number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, then the value of x is:
  • a)
    143
  • b)
    150
  • c)
    123.75
  • d)
    140.55
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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If a number x is 10% less than another number yand y is 10% more than ...
Given:
The number is 125.
Solution:
Given number is 125
∵ y is 10% more than 125:
So y = 125 × ( 110 / 100 )
⇒ y = 137.5
∵ x is 10 % lesser than y :
So x = 137.5 × (90 / 100)
⇒ x = 123.75 
Hence the correct answer is "123.75".
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If a number x is 10% less than another number yand y is 10% more than ...
Given:
The number is 125.
Solution:
Given number is 125
∵ y is 10% more than 125:
So y = 125 × ( 110 / 100 )
⇒ y = 137.5
∵ x is 10 % lesser than y :
So x = 137.5 × (90 / 100)
⇒ x = 123.75 
Hence the correct answer is "123.75".
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If a number x is 10% less than another number yand y is 10% more than ...
Given:
The number is 125.
Solution:
Given number is 125
∵ y is 10% more than 125:
So y = 125 × ( 110 / 100 )
⇒ y = 137.5
∵ x is 10 % lesser than y :
So x = 137.5 × (90 / 100)
⇒ x = 123.75 
Hence the correct answer is "123.75".
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According to one theory, the wisdomof the crowd still holds—measuring the aggregate ofpeople’s opinions produces a stable, reliable(20) value. Skeptics, however, argue that people’sopinions are easily swayed by those of others. Sonudging a crowd early on by presenting contraryopinions—for example, exposing them to some verygood or very bad attitudes—will steer the crowd in a(25) different direction. To test which hypothesis is true,you would need to manipulate huge numbers ofpeople, exposing them to false information anddetermining how it affects their opinions.A team led by Sinan Aral, a network scientist at(30) the Massachusetts Institute of Technology inCambridge, did exactly that. Aral has been secretlyworking with a popular website that aggregates newsstories. The website allows users to make commentsabout news stories and vote each other’s comments(35) up or down. The vote tallies are visible as a numbernext to each comment, and the position of thecomments is chronological. 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