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Radha thinks of a number and subtracts 653тАЛ from it. She multiplies the result by 10. Now the result obtained is four times the same number she thought. Find the number.
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Express the mixed fraction 653тАЛ as 533тАЛ=6.6. Then 10(xтИТ6.6)=4xтЯ╣10xтИТ66=4xтЯ╣6x=66тЯ╣x=11.
A number 'x' is chosen. Subtraction of 6 3/5 is performed, then the result is multiplied by 10 to equal 4 times the original number.
10(xтИТ533тАЛ)=4x
Express the mixed fraction 653тАЛ as 533тАЛ=6.6. Then 10(xтИТ6.6)=4xтЯ╣10xтИТ66=4xтЯ╣6x=66тЯ╣x=11.
Confusing the order of operations by not distributing the multiplication of 10 to both the number and the fraction, or miscalculating the fraction 653тАЛ as 518тАЛ instead of 533тАЛ.
Define the Variable
Let the number Radha thought of be x. The value to be subtracted is 653тАЛ, which can be converted to an improper fraction: 653тАЛ=56├Ч5+3тАЛ=533тАЛ
533тАЛ
Set up the Equation
According to the problem, subtracting 533тАЛ from x and multiplying by 10 equals 4x. This gives the equation: 10(xтИТ533тАЛ)=4x
10(xтИТ533тАЛ)=4x
Solve for x
Distribute the 10: 10xтИТ10├Ч533тАЛ=4x. Simplifying the fraction term: 10xтИТ66=4x. Subtract 4x from both sides and add 66 to both sides: 6x=66. Dividing by 6: x=11
x=11
C is correct because solving the linear equation 10(xтИТ6.6)=4x yields the value 11.
Always convert mixed fractions into improper fractions before performing algebraic operations to prevent arithmetic errors.