SOLUTION: If second number is 20% greater than first number, then by how much percent second number is less than first number?

Question 1062413: If second number is 20% greater than first number, then by how much percent second number is less than first number?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, KMST:
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The second number, , is
times the first number,

That tells you that is less than by a difference of
.
As a fraction or percentage of ,
the first number, , is less than the second number, , by
.
If you want the percentage as a decimal,
you will have to be content with an approximate number.
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