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Hello Gurus and Members...A = 75%B = 24%******How can we express the above situation? Below are some candidates of my own.1.  B is about a third of A.2. B is less than a third of A.3. B is less than a third lower than that of A.4. B is more than a third lower than that of A.5. B is more than two thirds lower than A.6. A is more than three times of A.

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pructus1. B is about a third of A.

Good.

pructus2. B is less than a third of A.

Good. Maybe "a little less".

pructus3. B is less than a third lower than that of A.

No. "That of" is wrong, and "less than a third lower" is inscrutable.

pructus4. B is more than a third lower than that of A.

Like 3.

pructus5. B is more than two thirds lower than A.

No. We often get in trouble quickly when we try to render these mathematical conundrums in words. Keep it simple.

pructus6. A is more than three times of A.

I guess you meant to type "A is more than three times of B." Remove "of", and it's English. When you don't need to be perfectly accurate, you can round: A is three times B.

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