SOLUTION: A's salary is 20% more than that of B. What per cent is B's income less than that of A?

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Question 1129619: A's salary is 20% more than that of B. What per cent is B's income less than that of A?
Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A's salary is 20% more than that of B, i.e. A = 1.2*B.


Therefore,  B =  = .


In other words, B's salary is  83.3%  of A's salary, or by 16.7% less.


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