Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Number System (1)

Question:

A boy was asked to multiply a number by 12. But he multiplied by 21 and got his answer 63 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was

 

Options:

7

9

8

12

Correct Answer:

7

Explanation:

According to the question:

Number x 21 - Number x 12 = 63

9 Number = 63

Number = \(\frac{63 }{ 9}\) = 7