Question

Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number 1 2 2 3 3 5 4 6

Answer 1

the answer is 3

Step-by-step explanation:

If the number is x,

then ,x+17=60/x

x2+17x-60=0

(X+20)(x-3)=0

X=3,-20, so x=3(as 3 is positive)