Of All Possible Pairs of Positive Numbers Having a Sum

question 286

Multiple Choice

Of all possible pairs of positive numbers having a sum of 72, which pair has the maximum product?

• A) 27 and 45
• B) 26 and 46
• C) 36 and 36
• D) 35 and 37

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