Anita had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers

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Anita had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, she took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product? (CAT 2001)

Options:

A . 1050

B . 540

C . 1040

D . 1590

Answer: Option D
:
D
Ans: (d)
53x - 35x = 540;

\Rightarrow

18x= 540 or x = 30; Therefore, new product

= 53 \times 30 = 1590.

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