Question

A student was asked to multiply a number by 3/2. Instead he divided the number by 3/2 and obtained a number smaller by 2/3, the number is

Answer 1

Answer:

let the no. be x

correct no=3x/2

wrong no=2x/3

3x/2-2x/3=2/3

=9x-4x/6=2/3

=5x/2=2

=x=4/5

no.=x=4/5