Three Posts

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The height of Post A is 60 percent more than that of Post B, and the height of Post B is 60 percent less than that of Post C. What percent of Post C's height is Post A's height?

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Explanation

Say Post B is 100 units tall. Post A is then 160 units tall. The height of post B is times the height of Post C, so , and thus . The percent of C's height that is A will be , and this is









The correct answer is (E).


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