Book Maths Puzzle

Two numbers are respectively 40% and 50% more than the third number. What percentage of the 2nd
number is the first number?

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93.3333%

Let third number be x, then
First number = 1.4x
second number = 1.5 x
percentage of the 2nd number w.r.t the first number= 100*1.4x/1.5x= 1400/15 = 93.33 %
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