A percentage increase followed by a percentage decrease does not necessarily cancel out.
Can you solve this DAT Quantitative Reasoning problem before viewing the answer on the second slide?
Many students incorrectly assume that a 50% increase followed by a 30% decrease results in a 20%...
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Paul has been studying for his exams. For every 3 hours he spends studying Biology, he spends 2 hours studying Chemistry.
He did not go to class and spent the entire day in the library. He only got 4 hours of sleep.
The next day, he planned to spend the same total amount of time studying...