The sum of two numbers is 14 and their product is 48. What is the sum of their reciprocals?
Correct answer A. 7/24
Explanation
1/a + 1/b = (a + b)/ab = 14/48 = 7/24. The numbers are 6 and 8, and 1/6 + 1/8 = 7/24 confirms it.
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