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Sum of a rational number and its reciprocal is 13/6. Find the number

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

\begin{aligned} => x + \frac{1}{x} = \frac{13}{6} \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} => \frac{x^2+1}{x} = \frac{13}{6} \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} => 6x^2-13x+6 = 0 \end{aligned}

\begin{aligned} => 6x^2-9x-4x+6 = 0 \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} => (3x-2)(2x-3) \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} => x = 2/3 or 3/2 \end{aligned}

1. Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

If the number is x,

Then, x + 17 = 60/x

x2 + 17x - 60 = 0

(x + 20)(x - 3) = 0

x = 3, -20, so x = 3 (as 3 is positive)

2. Find the number which when multiplied by 15 is increased by 196

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Let the number be x.
Then, 15x = x + 196
=› 14 x= 196
=› x = 14.

3. find the number, difference between number and its 3/5 is 50.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Let the number = x,
Then, x-(3/5)x = 50,
=> (2/5)x = 50 => 2x = 50*5,
=> x = 125

4. A father is twice as old as his son. 20 years ago, the age of the father was 12 times the age of the son. The present age of the father (in years) is

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Let sons age = x. Then, fathers age = 2x.
12(x—2O) = (2x - 20) so x = 22
Fathers present age = 44 years

5. Sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 13. Find their product.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Friends, this sort of question is quite important in competitive exams, whenever any question come which have relation between sum, product and difference, this formula do the magic:
\begin{aligned}
=> (x+y)^2 = (x-y)^2 + 4xy
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
<=> (25)^2 = (13)^2 + 4xy
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
<=> 4xy = (25)^2 - (13)^2
\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned}
<=> xy = \frac{456}{4} = 114
\end{aligned}