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Chain of 'x% more or less than' comparisons: percent or ratio between two of them

This type of question, asked 4 times: 15 Nov 2020 Tier II, 3 Feb 2022 Tier II, 8 Aug 2022 Tier II, 2 Mar 2023 Tier II. All 4 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    15 Nov 2020 Tier II

    84
    A is 80% more than B and C is 4847%48\frac{4}{7}\% less than the sum of A and B. By what per cent is C less than A?

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  2. Question 2

    3 Feb 2022 Tier II

    7
    In an examination, B obtained 20% more marks than those obtained by A, and A obtained 10% less marks than those obtained by C. D obtained 20% more marks than those obtained by C. By what percentage are the marks obtained by D more than those obtained by A?

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  3. Question 3

    8 Aug 2022 Tier II

    93
    Salary of Mohit is 60 percent more than Vijay. Salary of Vijay is how much percent less than Mohit?

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  4. Question 4

    2 Mar 2023 Tier II

    2
    Two numbers are, respectively, 10% and 25% more than the third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

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