Question

a student asked to find 5/16 of a number. by mistake he found 5/6of that number. his answer was 250more than the correct answer. find the given number

Answer 1

let the original complete number be x
(5x/16)+250=(5/6)x
5x(1/16-1/6)=-250
x(1/16-1/6)=-50
x(-10/(6*16))=-50
x=5*6*16
x=480

Answer 2

Answer:

480

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :A student asked to find 5/16 of a number. by mistake he found 5/6of that number. his answer was 250 more than the correct answer.

To Find : find the given number

Solution:

Let the number be x

$\frac{5x}{16}+250=\frac{5}{6}x$

$250=\frac{5}{6}x-\frac{5x}{16}$

$250=\frac{25x}{48}$

$\frac{250 \times 48}{25}=x$

$480=x$

Hence the number is 480