Question

A boy was asked to multiply a certain number by 25. He multiplied it by 52 and got his answer
more than the correct one by 324. The number to be multiplied was:​

Answer 1

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number to be multiplied be x

multiplication done by boy=52x

multiplication required =25x

Now,by given data above,

52x=25x + 324

52x-25x=324

27x=324

x=12

Therefore,the number to be multiplied was 12