In an examination, a student was asked to find 5/17 of certain number. By mistake he found 17/5 of that number. If his answer was 264/119 more than correct answer, then find the number
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Let the number be n
correct answer=5n/17
Wrong answer=17n/5
It is given
17n/5=264/119+5n/17
n(17/5-5/17)=264/119
n(264/85)=264/119
n=5/17
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the correct answer is 5/7.
Step-by-step explanation:
let the number be x.
answer obtained by the student = 17/5x
and correct answer= 5/7x
according to the question, we have 17/5 x - 5/17 = 264/119
289 x -25 x /85 = 264/119. 264x/85 = 264/119
x = 5/7
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