7. A boy was said to multiply a number by 5/6 but he divided the number
and therefore the result was 33 more than the actual result. What was the
number?
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Answer:
900
Step-by-step explanation:
let the number be x
according to question we have
\begin{gathered} \frac{6x}{5} - \frac{5x}{6} = 33 \\ = \frac{36x - 25x}{30} = 33 \\ = \frac{11x}{30} = 33 \\ = x = \frac{33 \times 30}{11} \\ = x = 900\end{gathered}
5
6x
−
6
5x
=33
=
30
36x−25x
=33
=
30
11x
=33
=x=
11
33×30
=x=900
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