Solve the Problem -Of All Possible Pairs of Positive Numbers Having a Sum

question 294

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem
-Of all possible pairs of positive numbers having a sum of 82, which pair has the maximum product?

• A) 31 and 51
• B) 40 and 42
• C) 41 and 41
• D) 32 and 50

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