GMAT Challenge Problem Showdown: October 7, 2013
We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!
Here is this week’s problem:
The positive number a is q percent greater than the positive number b, which is p percent less than a itself. If a is increased by p percent, and the result is then decreased by q percent to produce a positive number c, which of the following could be true?
I. c > a
II. c = a
III. c < a
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