Question 1129619
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A's salary is 20% more than that of B, i.e. A = 1.2*B.


Therefore,  B = {{{A/1.2}}} = {{{0.833*A}}}.


In other words, B's salary is  83.3%  of A's salary, or by 16.7% less.
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