NCERT Exercise 4.2 - Q2(i) - Quadratic Equations

Question: Solve the problem: John and Jivanti together have 45 marbles. Both of them lost 5 marbles each, and the product of the number of marbles they now have is 124. Find the number of marbles John had to start with.

Answer: John had either 36 or 9 marbles.

Full step-by-step NCERT solution with diagrams on Something by Zero.

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