Quantitative Aptitude Ques 921

Question: Thrice the square of a natural number decreased by four times the number is equal to 50 more than the number. The number is

Options:

A) 4

B) 5

C) 10

D) 6

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • Let the number be x. Then, $ 3x^{2}-4x=x+50 $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ 3x^{2}-5x-50=0 $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ 3x^{2}-15x+10x-50=0 $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ 3x(x-5)-10(x-5)=0 $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ (3x-10)(x-5)=0 $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=\frac{10}{3},5 $ But the number is natural number

$ \therefore $ $ x=5 $