A student was asked to multiply a number by 3 2 but he divided that number by 3 2 His result was 10 ...........

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A student was asked to multiply a number by 3/2 but he divided that number by 3/2. His result was 10 less than the correct answer. The number was

let num be "A"
A*3/2 -(A/3/2)=10
3A/2 - 2A/3 =10
9A-4A/6= 10
5A/6 =10
A/6 =2
A=12

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