A student multiplied 7236 by 65 instead of multiplying by 56. By how much was his answer greater than the correct answer?

Question

Philoid · Accepted Answer

The Student multiplied 7236 by 65 instead of 56;

He gets, a wrong answer = 7236 × 65 = 470340

But, the right answer he should have got = 7236 × 56 = 405216

Now the difference in the answers = 470340 – 405216 = 65124

So,

His answer was greater than the right answer by 65124.