P, Q, R receive fixed salary in a company. Salary of Q is what percent of the salary of P?

(1) Salary of Q is equal to the sum of salaries of P and R.

(2) Salary of R is one-third less than the salary of P.

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Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient

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EACH statement ALONE is sufficient

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient

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What this question tests

Your fluency with the order of operations, fractions, decimals, and basic number sense — the foundation every quant question leans on.

Applying the order of operations out of sequence or rounding intermediate values before the final step.

P, Q, R receive fixed salary in a company. Salary of Q is what percent of the salary of P?(1) Salary of Q is equal to the sum of salaries of P and R.(2) Salary of R is one-third less than the salary of P.