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In an examination, a student was asked to find 3/14 of a certain number. By mistake, he found 3/4 of it. His answer was 10 more than the correct answer. What is the given number?
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Answer:
18.66
Explanation:
Let’s assume given number is X.
So 3/14 of this number would be (3/14)X which should have been correct answer.
By mistake, he found 3/4 of given number. His answer was 10 more than the correct answer.
So new equation would be (3/4)X= (3/14)X + 10
Now solve this new equation for X which would be
18.66
