If 40% of a number is 240, then 75% of the same number is:

Question

A bought a phone from a store and paid $\frac{1}{6}$ of the price using UPI, $\frac{1}{3}$ of the price in cash, and the remaining balance a year later. He also paid 10% interest on the remaining balance after one year. What was the original price of the phone?

Answer 1

Go directly from 40% to 75% by scaling: $75\%$ value $= 240 \times \dfrac{75}{40} = 240 \times 1.875 = 450$.

If 40% of a number is 240, then 75% of the same number is:

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