A student was asked to find 4/5 of a number. But the student divided the number by 4/5, thus the student got 27 more than the correct answer. Find the number.
Select the correct option
A) 40	B) 50	C) 60	D) 70	E) 80
Let the number be x.   (5/4) * x = (4/5)*x + 27   25x = 16x + 540   9x = 540   x = 60   The answer is 60.
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A student was asked to find 4/5 of a number. But the student divided the number by 4/5, thus the student got 27 more than the correct answer. Find the number.