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Anup was asked to find the value of 7/12 of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying the same by 7/12,he divided it by 7/12 and his answer exceeded the correct answer by 95. The correct answer is:

(A) 48

(B) 89

(C) 84

(D) 69

(E) 49

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Originally posted by mariyea on 04 Feb 2011, 10:50.
Last edited by Bunuel on 23 Jan 2021, 04:04, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Anup was asked to find the value of 7/12 of a sum of money. Instead of [#permalink] New post  04 Feb 2011, 11:01
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Anup was asked to find the value of 7/12 of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying the same by 7/12,he divided it by 7/12 and his answer exceeded the correct answer by 95. The correct answer is:

(A) 48
(B) 89
(C) 84
(D) 69
(E) 49

I don't agree with the OA.


Not a perfect wording I must say, but anyway we have fairly simple equation:

12/7*x-7/12*x=95 --> x=84 --> 7/12*x=49.

So if by "the correct answer" question means 7/12 of the amount then the answer should be E.
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Re: Anup was asked to find the value of 7/12 of a sum of money. Instead of [#permalink] New post  04 Feb 2011, 11:04
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mariyea wrote:
Anup was asked to find the value of 7/12 of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying the same by 7/12,he divided it by 7/12 and his answer exceeded the correct answer by 95. The correct answer is:

(A) 48
(B) 89
(C) 84
(D) 69
(E) 49

I don't agree with the OA.


Not a perfect wording I must say, but anyway we have fairly simple equation:

12/7*x-7/12*x=95 --> x=84 --> 7/12*x=49.

So if by "the correct answer" question means 7/12 of the amount then the answer should be E.


Thanks for clearing that up Bunuel! That's what I thought the OA should be.
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