Question

Instead of finding 28% of a number Saloni incorrectly found 82% of the number. She got an answer that is 540 more than the answer that she is supposed to get. What is the answer she is supposed to get?

Answer 1

28/100x-82/100x+x=540-x

Answer 2

54/100x+x=540-x

Answer 3

let x be the original number: we have
0.82x=0.28x+540
solve

Answer 4

x=1000

Answer 5

correct

Answer 6

nope

Answer 7

that is "x" not the answer

Answer 8

you found the number, they want to know what 28% of the number is

Answer 9

1000-540=460

Answer 10

1000*28/100=280

Answer 11

yes