Aptitude - Percentage - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Percentage - General Questions (Q.No. 6)
6.
If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:
4% of a
5% of a
20% of a
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

20% of a = b      20 a = b.
100

b% of 20 = b x 20 = 20 a x 1 x 20 = 4 a = 4% of a.
100 100 100 100

Discussion:
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Gurkirat said:   1 decade ago
Good solutions all.

Neha said:   1 decade ago
20% of a = b.

Let a = 100.

= 20/100*100 = 20.

b = 20.

= 20/100*20 = 4.

4% of a.

Uthaya Rani.S said:   1 decade ago
20/100*a = b.

20% of b = ?

20/100*b = 20a/100*20/100.

(Because b = 20a/100, so 20b/100 = 400/1000).

Answer = 4a/100 => 4%.

Narayana Rao Gartam said:   1 decade ago
Lets say A = 100, and B is 20% of A, So B = 20.

Now, what 20% of B.( we need 20% from 20) i.e 4%.

Sunil said:   1 decade ago
@Habiba simple step :
60-15 : 45.

At present he bought it at 15 So,
It is (45/15)*100: 300.

Agila said:   1 decade ago
Please explain why a=20/100*a and b=b/100*20 why this different?

Swaminathan Vembu said:   1 decade ago
The Question -> f 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as ?

Now since 20/100 * a = b,
b = 1/5*a = 0.2a.

b% of 20 implies 0.2a / 100 * 20 = 0.04a = 4% of a [4/100 * a].

Alekya reddy said:   1 decade ago
If we take a = 20.
20%20 = 4.
Therefore b = 4.
Now 4%20 = 0.5.

20%a = b then b%20 is not equal to.

Can you please clarify?

Manish said:   1 decade ago
20/100*a = b.
=> a/5 = b.

i.e. b = a/5.

No b% of 20 is b/100 *20.
= b/5.

Replacing b with a/5.

= a/25.
= 0.04 a.
= 4% of a.
(1)

Anuj said:   1 decade ago
Let assume a =100,then 20% of a=b.
=20/100*100=> 20.

That means b=20.
Then b% of 20.
b/100*20.

It can also be written as (if we put the value of b).
20/100*20 =>4.


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