If 15% of 40 is greater than 25% of a number by 2, then the number is?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 12  B) 8  C) 15  D) 20  E) 16

Rationale: "let the number be x 50 % of 40 - 25 % of x = 2 25 / 100 x = ( 15 / 100 * 40 ) - 2 x / 4 = 4 x = 16 answer is e"
Answer: E