NCERT Example 1(i) - Quadratic Equations

Question: 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. Formulate the quadratic equation to find how many marbles they had to start with.

Answer: The quadratic equation is x^2 - 45x + 324 = 0.

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