document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289043>Question 289043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ben has won 20% more chess matches than Amy,while Amy has won 25% more chess matches than Mary Kay. By what percent does the number that Ben has won exceed the number that Mary Kay has won?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) 40% (2) 45% (3) 50% (4) 55% (5) None of the above </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209515 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Grinnell><B>Grinnell(63)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Grinnell><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First we are dealing with percentages and their relationships. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are not dealing with the actual 'number' of games.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When dealing with 'take a number' or 'only percentages'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is ALWAYS the rule of thumb to use the number one hundred--100!!!!!!!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This keeps things simple. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now watch this!....Why don't we let the number Mary Kay won be 100??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE CAN DO THIS. N  O  W do you see how this gets simpler?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now what is 25% of 100? 25! add this to 100 we get 125 games that Amy won.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now what is 20% of 125? 25! Add this to 125 we get 150 games that Ben won. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW WE GO BACK TO SEE (AGAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ASKING FOR) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number Ben has won exceeds the number Mary Kay has won by 50 games.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 games/100 games = a 50% increase. Ben has won 50% more games than Mary Kay has won. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "50% is your answer! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question: If you reduce 'a number' by 20%, what PERCENTAGE of the remaining number must be added<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to the remaining number to get the ORIGINAL number?  REMEMBER THE RULE OF THUMB!!!! Let the original number be 100. 20% of this is 80. WHAT % OF 80 MUST BE ADDED to 80 to get 100----25%!! {20/80=25%}                  REMEMBER TO TRY TO USE THE NUMBER 100 WHENEVER POSSIBLE. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "'A NUMBER' HOLDS TRUE FOR ALL NUMBERS--WE JUST DECIDED TO CHOOSE 100--TO MAKE THINGS EASIER!!!!! \r<BR>\n" );
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