document.write( "Question 814912: Two numbers are 50% , 60% less than a third number. What percentage is the second number of the first? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #490592 by josgarithmetic(39623) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-0.5n+n and -0.6n+n ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is what you probably mean:
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\n" ); document.write( "The first number is 0.5n;
\n" ); document.write( "The second number is 0.6n.
\n" ); document.write( "The third number is n.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The second number is larger than the first number.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%280.1%2F0.5%29%2A100=0.2%2A100=20\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The second number is 20% more than the first number.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way to compare second and first is $\"0.6%2F0.5=1.20\"$ , meaning that the second number is 120% of the first number. \n" ); document.write( "

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