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
A) 10	B) 12	C) 15	D) 25	E) 35
Let the number be a   52xa=25xa+324   52a=25a+324   52a-25a=324   27a=324   a=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