the number X is 20 percent of Y, which is 20 percent of Z, which is 20 percent of B, whose value is 100. What is the value of x?
The answer is .8 but i want to know HOW to do it.
Thank you all
The answer is .8 but i want to know HOW to do it.
Thank you all
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B = 100
Z = 20% of B = .2 * B = .2 * 100 = 20
Y = 20% of Z = .2 * Z = .2 * 20 = 4
X = 20% of Y = .2 * Y = .2 * 4 = .8
Alternatively, 20% of 20% of 20% is 0.8%, and 0.8% of 100 is .8
Z = 20% of B = .2 * B = .2 * 100 = 20
Y = 20% of Z = .2 * Z = .2 * 20 = 4
X = 20% of Y = .2 * Y = .2 * 4 = .8
Alternatively, 20% of 20% of 20% is 0.8%, and 0.8% of 100 is .8