WBCS.LIVE practice question

A student was asked to divide a number by 3, but instead of dividing it, he multiplied it by 3 and got 29.7. The correct answer was

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 9.3
  2. 3.3
  3. 9.8
  4. 9.9

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 3.3

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) 3.3 šŸ“š Explanation: The student multiplied the number by 3 to get 29.7, so the original number is 29.7 divided by 3, which equals 9.9. The question asks what the answer would have been if he had followed instructions. The original task was to divide this number by 3. Dividing 9.9 by 3 gives the correct and intended result of 3.3.