SOLUTION: suraj collections of stamp is 20% less than santa collection.then by what percent is santa collections of stamps is more than suraj?

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Question 1038325: suraj collections of stamp is 20% less than santa collection.then by what percent is santa collections of stamps is more than suraj?
Answer by Othel(27) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suraj collection is 20% less than Santa. Let's call Suraj A, and call Santa B
1.00-.20=.80
So...
A=.8B
Now some simple algebra. Divide both sides by .8
A%2F.8=B
This translates to...
%281%2F.8%29A=B
Which means that...
1.25A=B
So, the Santa collection is 125% of the Suraj collection, or 25% more.
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