ABC26GN1650 · Problems on Numbers

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Problems on Numbers · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:

The difference between a number and its three-fifths is 50 . What is the number?
(a)75
(b)100
(c)125
(d)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Let the number be $x$. Then, $x-\frac{3}{5} x=50 \Leftrightarrow \frac{2}{5} x=50$ $$\Leftrightarrow x=\left(\frac{50 \times 5}{2}\right)=125 .$$

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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