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10.
Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let the number be x.
| Then, x + 17 = | 60 |
| x |
x2 + 17x - 60 = 0
(x + 20)(x - 3) = 0
x = 3.
Discussion:
19 comments Page 1 of 2.
Anitha Karre said:
4 years ago
In given options, suppose a positive number is 10.
Which is added by 17. i.e10+17=27 by a given question which is equal to 60. So see in the units place of both numbers (27,60) '7' & '0' which is not equal.
Suppose 3 is +ve number added by 17 gives 20 which is equal to 60/3=20.
So the positive number is 3.
Which is added by 17. i.e10+17=27 by a given question which is equal to 60. So see in the units place of both numbers (27,60) '7' & '0' which is not equal.
Suppose 3 is +ve number added by 17 gives 20 which is equal to 60/3=20.
So the positive number is 3.
Raam said:
6 years ago
What if the number of times is 59 rather than 60? Please tell me.
Debrupa said:
6 years ago
Reciprocal of x = 1/x.
Here, the equation should be ->
x+17=60*(1/x)
=> x=3,-20.
But, as we have to calculate +ve no only, so answer will be 3.
Here, the equation should be ->
x+17=60*(1/x)
=> x=3,-20.
But, as we have to calculate +ve no only, so answer will be 3.
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Balag said:
8 years ago
5 is wrong. Because 12 * 5 = 60. Not -60. So it is wrong.
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Steven Than said:
8 years ago
Yes, I agree @Kabali.
The answer is 5.
The answer is 5.
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Denzel said:
8 years ago
How did you get x2 + 17x - 60 ?
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Kabali said:
8 years ago
x2 + 12x + 5x - 60 = 0 also solution.
x(x + 12) - 5(x + 12) = 0.
Hence x = 5 is also the answer.
x(x + 12) - 5(x + 12) = 0.
Hence x = 5 is also the answer.
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Kausik said:
9 years ago
How you come to the assumption of x2+20x-3x-60 = 0 (we can write 17x as (20x-3x))?
20-3 = 17 is one of the assumptions for the result of 17, but how this can be narrowed to the right assumption?
20-3 = 17 is one of the assumptions for the result of 17, but how this can be narrowed to the right assumption?
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Naresh said:
9 years ago
Please tell about the detail of question.
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Hariteja said:
9 years ago
Check from the options. It will be easy.
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