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Akshay’s income is 20% less than that of Ajay. What percent is Ajay’s income more than that of Akshay?

Let the income of ajay be x

Aksahy’s income = (100-20)% of Ajay’s income


= 80% of x



= 0.80x


Then, percentage of =


ajay’s income more than that of akshay




= 25%


è Tip: For better understanding, you can imagine Ajay’s income be 100.


Then akshay’s income would become 80. So % of ajay’s income greater than that of akshay will be 100-80 = 20


20 is 25% of 80 (akshay’s income)


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