Ram was asked to find 7/8 of a fraction but he mistakenly divided the fraction by 7/8 . As a result the difference between the answers was 75/784 . What should be the Ram’s correct answer ?
Let fraction be $$x$$
Ram's correct answer should be = $$\frac{7}{8}x$$
Ram's actual answer = $$\frac{x}{\frac{7}{8}}=\frac{8}{7}x$$
Difference = $$\frac{8x}{7}-\frac{7x}{8}=\frac{75}{784}$$
=> $$\frac{(64x-49x)}{56}=\frac{75}{784}$$
=> $$15x=\frac{75}{784}\times56$$
=> $$x=\frac{75}{14}\times\frac{1}{15}$$
=> $$x=\frac{5}{14}$$
$$\therefore$$ Ram's correct answer should be = $$\frac{7}{8}\times\frac{5}{14}=\frac{5}{16}$$
=> Ans - (C)
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