Question

A NUMBER A EXCEEDS B BY 25%. BY WHAT PERCENTAGE IS A MORE THAN B.

Answer 1

let B be 100, then A will be 25% more than 100

so A = 100 + 25% of 100

= 100 + (25/100)×100

= 100 + 25 = 125

so A is greater then B by 125-100 = 25

so A is more than B by percentage of (25/125)×100 = 20 %