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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 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 : Correct Answer 12

Hints: Let the number be x x ×52 = x ×25 + 324 27x = 324 x = 12

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