document.write( "Question 1194714: Leo's income is 25%more than Jack's.What percent is Jack's income less than Leo's \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #826959 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "When working with problems involving one number being x percent more than another or x percent less than another, work with the fractions that correspond to the given percentages. \n" ); document.write( "If Leo's income is 25% more than Jack's, then the fraction of Jack's income that represents Leo's income is \n" ); document.write( "Since Leo's income is 5/4 of Jack's, Jack's income is 4/5 of Leo's. \n" ); document.write( "Now convert back to percents. 4/5 is 80%, which is 20% less than 100%. So Jack's income is 20% less than Leo's. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 20% \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |