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prealgebra junior

Problem

The sum of two nonzero real numbers is times their product. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let the two real numbers be . We are given that and dividing both sides by , Note: we can easily verify that this is the correct answer; for example, works, and the sum of their reciprocals is .
Final answer
C