in a maths test , students were asked to find 5 / 16 of a certain number . one of the students by mistake found 5 / 6 th of that number and his answer was 300 more than the correct answer . find the number .
explanation : let the number be x . 5 * x / 6 = 5 * x / 16 + 300 25 * x / 48 = 300 x = 576 answer e
divide(multiply(multiply(300, 16), 6), subtract(multiply(5, 16), multiply(5, 6)))