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#31086

arithmetic

percentage

medium

70 sec

A positive number $N$ is first decreased by 20% to obtain a new number $N^{'}$ . Then, $N^{'}$ is increased by 25% to obtain a final number $N^{''}$ . Which of the following statements is true?

A.

$N^{''}$ is less than $N$ .

B.

$N^{''}$ is greater than $N$ .

C.

$N^{''}$ is equal to $N$ .

D.

The relationship between $N^{''}$ and $N$ depends on the initial value of $N$ .