Question

Instead of multiplying a number by 27, the answer that is multiplied by 72 is 23175 greater than the correct answer. So the right answer?

Answer 1

y = 72x

y = 27x + 23175

72x = 27x + 23175

23175 = 72x - 27x

45x =23175

x = 23175/45

x = 515

y - 23175 = 27x

z = 27×15

z =13905