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Quickie

From Crux Mathematicorum, May 1998:

If x is x% of y, and y is y% of z, where x, y, and z are positive real numbers, what is z?

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Since y is y% of z, z must be 100. The situation is possible if and only if y is 100 as well.

December 26, 2015January 17, 2016 | Puzzles

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