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    syednasir Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 25, 2010, 10:47 PM
    100 + 5% = 105 but 105 - 5% = 99.75 why so ? And how to get 100 !
    100 + 5% = 105

    105 - 5% = 11.75 why ? And how to get 100
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    Jun 26, 2010, 04:19 AM

    5% of 100 added to 100 is indeed 105.

    But 5% 0f 105 subtracted from 105 is

    105-.05(105)=99.75, not 11.75.

    I think you are asking, "what percentage of 105 subtracted from 105 gives 100?".

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    Solve for x. It is not 5.
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    Jun 26, 2010, 08:11 PM

    You add 5% to 100 and get to 105. But 5% of 105 is a different number. You're then figuring 5% of 105, not of 100 anymore, so it's a different answer. That's "how come."

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