Objective question in Aptitude Jr

IF x + y = 12, the maximum value of the product of xy is

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Anurag Choudhury ·

let x = y = 6, then max value should be 36...max value cant be 26...no way...

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Rashmila Banerjee ·

The answer shld b 36.It cannot be 26.

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Sohini Marik ·

x + y = 12. What is the max value of the product of xy?how come not 36?

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Raunaq Saha ·

IF WE TAKE X=6 AND Y=6 THEN XY=36....HOW CAN IT BE 26 ?

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Antara Upadhyay ·

The answer has to be 36 not 26. My answer is correct.

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Neelarun Mukherjee ·

look!
a+b=12
lets take a=11 and b=1.then,ab=11
if a=10 & b=2,then ab=20
a=9 & b=3,then ab=27
a=8 & b=4,then ab=32
a=7 and b=5,then ab=35
only when a=6=b,we can get the maximum value of ab i.e.6*6=36.

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