A boy was asked to multiply a certain number by 53. He multiplied it by 35 and got his answer less than the correct one by 1206. Find the number to be multiplied.
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Let the required number be $x$. Then, $53 x-35 x=1206 \Leftrightarrow 18 x=1206 \Leftrightarrow x=\frac{1206}{18}=67$. Hence, number to be multiplied = 67.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.