Wipro Company Numerical Ability Arithmetic

A boy was asked to find the value of 3/8 of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying The sum by 3/8 he divided it by 3/8 and then his answer exceeded by Rs. 55. Find the Correct be x.

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If s was sum of money and x was correct answer, then
s*8/3 - s*3/8 =55
s*(64-9)/24 =55
s = 55*24/55 = 24
correct answer, x= 24*3/8 = 9
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8x/3 -3x/8=55
x(64-9)/24=55
x=24
so nw in order to get correct ans we have to multiply it by 3/8*24=9
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8x/3-3x/8=55
x=73.33
7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(3)
david you are wrong
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