Problema Solution

The sum of two numbers is 28/25 of the first number. The second number is what per cent of the first

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' and 'y' represent the numbers.

x = the first number

y = the second number

x + y = (28/25)x

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solving the above equation for y

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y = (3/25)x

y = 0.12x 

This means that y is 12% of x