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# Greta’s salary was x thousand dollars per year, then she rec

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Greta’s salary was x thousand dollars per year, then she rec [#permalink]  10 Jun 2018, 03:52
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Greta’s salary was $$x$$ thousand dollars per year, then she received a $$y%$$ raise. Annika’s salary was $$y$$ thousand dollars per year, then she received an $$x%$$ raise. $$x$$ and $$y$$ are positive integers.

 Quantity A Quantity B The dollar amount of Greta’s raise The dollar amount of Annika’s raise

A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
[Reveal] Spoiler: OA

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Re: Greta’s salary was x thousand dollars per year, then she rec [#permalink]  13 Jun 2018, 16:32
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Explanation

Because the problem never indicates real values, pick your own smart numbers. If x = 100 and y = 50, then:

Greta’s salary was $100,000 and she received a 50% raise. Greta’s raise, therefore, was$50,000.

Annika’s salary was $50,000 and she received a 100% raise. Annika’s raise, therefore, was$50,000.

The two quantities are equal. This holds true for any positive numbers chosen for x and y, because x percent of y = y percent of x. Thus, any two numbers can be used—just as 50% of 100 = 100% of 50, it is also true that 1% of 2,000 = 2,000% of 1, or a% of b = b% of a.

Hence option C
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Re: Greta’s salary was x thousand dollars per year, then she rec [#permalink]  13 Jun 2018, 17:50
x, y >= 1, integer
Quantity A = xy%
Quantity B = yx%
--> A = B

Keys: C
Re: Greta’s salary was x thousand dollars per year, then she rec   [#permalink] 13 Jun 2018, 17:50
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