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APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2023 Paper 2 · Question 19

Question 19 of the APPSC Group-I Prelims 2023 Paper II (8 January 2023). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

  1. Prelims 2023 · P-II · Q19 · Mental Ability & Reasoning · Numbers & Series

    How many pairs of positive integers m, n satisfy the following equation : 1/m + 4/n = 1/12, where n is an odd integer less than 60 ?

    ఎన్ని జతల ధనాత్మక పూర్ణాంకాలు m, n కింది సమీకరణాన్ని సంతృప్తిపరుస్తాయి : 1/m + 4/n = 1/12, ఇక్కడ n అనేది 60 కంటే తక్కువ బేసి పూర్ణాంకం ?

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    Answer: 3

    సమాధానం: 3

    m = 12n/(n − 48), so n must be an odd number from 49 to 59. Only n = 49 (m = 588), n = 51 (m = 204) and n = 57 (m = 76) give whole numbers, so there are 3 pairs.

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