Mukund possesses Rs 50 more than what Sagar possesses. The product of the amount they have is 15,000. Find the amount each one has.

Mukund possesses ₹ 50 more than what Sagar possesses. The product of the amount they have is 15,000. Find the amount each one has.

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Answer: Sagar has ₹ 100 and Mukund has ₹ 150.

Let Sagar have ₹ \(x\); Mukund has ₹ \(x + 50\).

\[x(x + 50) = 15000\]\[x^2 + 50x - 15000 = 0\]\[(x + 150)(x - 100) = 0\]

\(x = 100\) (amount cannot be negative). Mukund: \(100 + 50 = 150\); \(100 \times 150 = 15000\).

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