Question

Mukund possesses Rs. 50 more than what Sagar possesses. The product of the amount they have is 15,000. Find the amount each one has.

Answer 1

Let the amount Sagar possesses be Rs. x.

∴ the amount Mukund possesses = Rs. (x + 50)

According to the given condition,

By using the property, if the product of two numbers is zero, then at least one of them is zero, we get

∴ x + 150 = 0 or x – 100 = 0 

∴ x = -150 or x = 100

But, amount cannot be negative.

∴ x = 100 and x + 50 = 100 + 50 = 150

∴ The amount possessed by Sagar and Mukund are

Rs. 100 and Rs. 150 respectively.