JEE Main Mathematics question
A pack contains cards numbered from to . Two consecutive numbered cards are removed from the pack and the sum of the numbers on the remaining cards is . If the smaller of the numbers on the removed cards is , then is equal to
Answer: 5
Solution
The removed cards sum to , so ; hence and . gives
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