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Percentages SAT question

Math · Problem-Solving and Data Analysis · Hard · Answer it here, explanation included.

is greater than . What is the value of ?

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The correct answer is . It’s given that is greater than . It follows that . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .

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