1962 AHSME Problems/Problem 13

Problem

$R$ varies directly as $S$ and inverse as $T$ . When $R = \frac{4}{3}$ and $T = \frac {9}{14}$ , $S = \frac37$ . Find $S$ when $R = \sqrt {48}$ and $T = \sqrt {75}$ .

$\textbf{(A)}\ 28\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 40\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 60$

Solution

$\boxed{B}$

1962 AHSC (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
Preceded by Problem 12	Followed by Problem 14
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
All AHSME Problems and Solutions

The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions.

Page

Toolbox

Search

1962 AHSME Problems/Problem 13

Problem

Solution

See Also