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Question : Mita's income is 25% more than that of Sita. What percentage is Sita's income less than that of Mita?

Option 1: $25$%

Option 2: $24$%

Option 3: $22\frac{1}{2}$%

Option 4: $20$%


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Correct Answer: $20$%


Solution : Given: Mita's income is 25% more than that of Sita.
Let Sita's income be 100 units.
Then, Mita's income = $(100+100×\frac{25}{100})=125$ units
So, Sita's income is less than Mita's income by
= $\frac{(125–100)}{125}×100=20$%.
Hence, the correct answer is $20$%.

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