The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50.
What is the number?

(a) 75

(b) 100

(c) 125

(d) 80

(e) None of these

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The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 1..

Answer / guest

( c ) 125

Is This Answer Correct ?    107 Yes 7 No

The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 1..

Answer / suchi teegala

let the no be x
then given that the difference between the number and 3/5th
of the number is 50
therefor , x-3/5x=50
2x=250
x=125 is the answer

Is This Answer Correct ?    59 Yes 8 No

The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 1..

Answer / girija

Let the number be X,
then, (X-3/5X)=50
X(1-3/5)=50
X(2/5)=50
X=50(5/2)
X=250/2
So,X=125

Is This Answer Correct ?    37 Yes 6 No

The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 1..

Answer / swami pravin

125 right frds..

Is This Answer Correct ?    9 Yes 0 No

The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 1..

Answer / nabin thethuar

x-3x/5=50
2x=250
x=125

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The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 1..

Answer / jaseena

125

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 0 No

The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 1..

Answer / chetan shetty

the answer is none of these its 150 which is not mentioned

Is This Answer Correct ?    15 Yes 17 No

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