Question

Instead of multiplying a number by 14, a student multiplied it by 6 and got an answer which differs by 384. What is the value of the number?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let that number be 'x',

therefore according to first condition,

14x -6x= 384

9x = 384

x=42.666

Answer 2

The value of the number is 48

Solution:

Let the number be "x"

Given that,

Instead of multiplying a number by 14, a student multiplied it by 6 and got an answer which differs by 384

multiplying a number by 14 = 14x

student multiplied it by 6 = 6x

Which means,

Difference of 14x and 6x is 384

14x - 6x = 384

8x = 384

x = 48

Thus the value of the number is 48

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