Question

A boy was asked to multiply number by 25.he instead multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than correct answer.the number to be multiplied was?

Answer 1

let number be x
25x+324=52x
324=27x
x=12
so number is 12

Answer 2

Let the number be x

Correct answer = 25x

Wrong answer = 52x

Given that the difference is 324:

⇒ 52x - 25x = 324

52x - 25x = 324

27x = 324

x = 12

Answer : The number is 12