SOLUTION: person A's income is 25 percent more than than that of B. what percent is B's income less than A's?

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Question 782794: person A's income is 25 percent more than than that of B. what percent is B's income less than A's?

Answer by oscargut(2103)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = 1.25B
Then
B = (1/1.25)A
B = 0.8A = (1-0.2) A
B = A - 0.2A
Then B`s income is 20% less than A
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