A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was :
A
12
B
15
C
25
D
32
Correct Answer: 12
Hints: Let the number be x x ×52 = x ×25 + 324 27x = 324 x = 12