Question

A student divided a number by two when he was required to multiply it by $2$. The answer he got was $2$. The correct answer should have been

• A. $8$
• B. $1$2
• C. $6$
• D. $4$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $8$

Let the number be $x$

As per the given condition, we have:

$\frac{x}{2}=2$

$\Rightarrow x=4$

$\therefore$ the number is $4$.

This number was supposed to be multiplied by $2$.

Hence, the correct answer is $4\times 2=8$.