The Larger Number Smaller Number Problem with solution is as follows :
| Ques. | The Difference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the smaller number is 12, the larger one is ? | ||||||||||
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SOLUTION : The solution to the above problem is shown below 
Answer: Option (C)
Explanation:
Let the two numbers be “x” and “y”.
So x – y = 20% of x = 0.2(x)
Given y= 12
0.8(x) = y x =(12/0.8) x = 15
| Hence, the larger number is x= 15 |