Prove The Mathematical Fact

Show that the numbers from 1 to 15 can’t be divided into a group A of 13 numbers and a group B of 2 numbers so that the sum of the numbers in A equals the product of the numbers in B.

Here is the proof!

Proof of The Mathematical Fact!

What was that fact?

For a moment, let's assume that such group of 2 numbers exists whose product is equal to sum of rest 13 numbers taken out of 15 numbers.

Let x and y be those numbers in group B. Now x and y can be any number from 1 to 15. 

As per condition,

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 - x - y = xy 

120 = xy + x + y 

Adding 1 to both sides,

121 = xy + x + y + 1

121 = x( y + 1 ) + 1( y + 1 )

121 = ( x + 1 ) ( y + 1 ) 

Since x & y are the numbers in between 1 to 15, possible value of x & y satisfying the above equation is 10. But x & y are must be 2 different number. Hence, our assumption goes wrong here!

So, the numbers from 1 to 15 can’t be divided into a group A of 13 numbers and a group B of 2 numbers so that the sum of the numbers in A equals the product of the numbers in B. 

Count The Number of People From Handshakes

At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes.
How many people were at the party?

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Getting Count of Number of Peoples From Handshakes

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Let's suppose that there are 'n' number of people in the party.

The first person will shake hand with (n-1) people, the second person will shake hand with (n-2) people, the third will shake hand with (n-3) people.

In this way, (n-1) th person will shake hand with n-(n-1) = 1 person i.e. last person.

Adding all the number of handshakes,

(n-1) + (n-2) + (n-3) + ..... + 3 + 2 + 1 = n[(n-1)/2]

But total handshakes given are - 66

n[(n-1)/2] = 66

n(n-1) = 132

n^2 - n - 132 = 0

(n-12)(n+11) = 0

n = 12 or n = -11

Since number of people can't be negative, n = 12.

Hence there are 12 people in the party.

Simple Logical Mathamatical Problem

There are 5 people who can build 5 houses in just 5 days.
 
How long would it take 100 people to build 100 houses?

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Answer Of Simple Logical Mathematical Problem

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"There are 5 people who can build 5 houses in just 5 days."

The above statement suggests that 1 man takes 5 days to build 1 house & not 1 man take 1 day to construct 1 house.

So 100 people will make 100 houses in only 5 days as each one completing the task in 5 days!

What Could Be The Product?

Zach chooses five numbers from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} and tells their product to Claudia. She finds that this is not enough information to tell whether the sum of Zach’s numbers is even or odd. What is the product that Zach tells Claudia?

Here is the way to get that product!