A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the next number by 52 and got the answers 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was Pick one:  A) 10  B) 12  C) 15  D) 25  E) 14
Let the number be x.   Then, 52 x - 25 x	= 324   ‹=› 27 x = 324   x= 12.   Answer :12
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A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the next number by 52 and got the answers 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was