Question 1117368
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Lee bought a book for ¥300 and sold it to Wong at a profit of x%. Wong then sold the same book to Fei at a profit of x%.
If Fei paid ¥(6x+0.75) more for the book than what Lee paid, find the value of x. 
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1.  The solution by @Theo is incorrect.


    His starting assumption that x% is 100x is incorrect.

    Actually, x% of the value is  0.01x = {{{x/100}}}  of the value,  as everybody knows.



2.  The solution by @greenetamps is <U>incorrect</U>.

    His interpretation of the condition is incorrect.



3.  The solutions by the tutors @solver91311 and @MathTherapy are absolutely reasonable and correct.
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