SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 32, and their product is 96. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers.

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Question 545130: The sum of two numbers is 32, and their product is 96. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of the reciprocals of two numbers a and b can be found by:
1%2Fa+%2B+1%2Fb+=+%28a%2Bb%29%2F%28a%2Ab%29 In other words, the sum (32) over the product (96).
32%2F96+=+1%2F3