CAT Quantitative Ability Questions | CAT Number System questions

CAT/2001

Question . 121

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?

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Method of solving this CAT Quantitative Ability Question from Number System question

(d) Let the other multiplier be x

∴ 53x - 35x = 540 => x = 30

∴ New product = (53 × 30) = 1590