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A boy was asked to find 3/5 of a fraction. Instead, he divided the fraction by 3/5 and got an answer which exceeded the correct answer by 32/75 . The correct answer is
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3 25 -
6 25 -
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2 15
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Correct Option: C
Let the fraction be p,
According to the question,
| − p × | = | |||
| 3/5 | 5 | 75 |
| ⇒ | − | = | |||
| 3 | 5 | 75 |
| ⇒ | = | ||
| 15 | 75 |
| ⇒ | = | ||
| 15 | 75 |
| ⇒ p = | × | = | |||
| 75 | 16 | 5 |
| Correct answer = | × | = | |||
| 5 | 5 | 25 |
