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Let the sum of two positive integers be 24 . If the probability, that their product is not less than times their greatest possible product, is , where , then - equals
- A10
- B11
- C9
- D8
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Correct answer: A
- Total number of pairs of positive integers
Let the two positive integers be and such that with .
The number of positive integer solutions is: with corresponding .
So total ordered pairs .
- Greatest possible product
For a fixed sum, the product is maximum when the numbers are as close as possible.
Since the maximum product occurs at Thus,
Therefore,
We need
- Find all positive integer pairs satisfying and
Put . Then
So,
Factorizing,
Hence,
Since is an integer, favorable values are which gives favorable ordered pairs.
- Probability
Thus,
So,
Hence,
- Compare with stored answer
Our derived answer is 10, which matches option A.
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