Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Algebra

    A candidate, appearing for an examination, was asked to find 3/14 of a certain number but mistakenly, he found 3/4 of it. When he cross checked his answer, he found his answer was 150 more than the correct answer. Which number was given in the examination for this calculation?

    ক)
    500
    খ)
    280
    গ)
    240
    ঘ)
    180
    ঙ)
    160

    Explanation

    Let the number be x. The candidate was asked to find 3/14, i.e. 3/14 of x but mistakenly, he found ¾ of x and difference between these answers = 150 ¾ of x – 3/14 of x = 150 ⇒34×x  −314×x=150\Rightarrow \frac{3}{4} \times x\;-\frac{3}{{14}} \times x = 150 ⇒3x4−3x14=150\Rightarrow \frac{{3x}}{4}-\frac{{3x}}{{14}} = 150 ⇒3x×(14−114)=  150\Rightarrow 3x \times \left( {\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{{14}}} \right) = \;150 ⇒3x (5/28) =150 ⇒x=150×285×3=280\Rightarrow x = \frac{{150 \times 28}}{{5 \times 3}} = 280

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