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Let the required fraction be x/y. Then,
Sol. Let the required fraction be x/y. Then,
(x + 1) / (y + 1) = 2/3 => 3x - 2y = -1 ...(i)
(x - 1) / (y - 1) = 1/2 => 2x - y = 1 ...(ii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we get: x = 3, y = 5.
Therefore, Required fraction = 3/5.
Ex. 19. 50 is divided into two parts such that the sum of their reciprocals is 1/12. Find the
two parts.
Sol. Let the two parts be x and (50 - x).
Then, 1/x + 1/(50 - x) = 1/12
=> (50 - x + x) / (x(50 - x)) = 1/12
=> x^2 - 50x + 600 = 0
=> (x - 30)(x - 20) = 0 => x = 30 or x = 20.
So, the parts are 30 and 20.
Ex. 20. If three numbers are added in pairs, the sums equal 10, 19, and 21. Find the
numbers.
Sol. Let the numbers be x, y, and z. Then,
x + y = 10 ...(i)
y + z = 19 ...(ii)
x + z = 21 ...(iii)
Adding (i), (ii), and (iii), we get: 2(x + y + z) = 50 or (x + y + z) = 25.
Thus, x = 6, y = 4, z = 15.
Hence, the required numbers are 6, 4, and 15.
EXERCISE
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
Directions: Mark (✓) against the correct answer.
1. Find the number whose seventh part multiplied by its eleventh part gives 1232? (PU MBA
2021)
(a) 400 (b) 308 (c) 315 (d) 325
2. The sum of four consecutive even numbers A, B, C, and D is 180. What is the sum of the
set of next four consecutive even numbers? (NCHMCT JEE 2020)
(a) 214 (b) 204 (c) 193 (d) 212
3. Two times a two-digit number is 9 times the number obtained by reversing the digits and
sum of the digits is 9. The number is? (NCHMCT JEE 2020)
(a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 81
4. Sumit was doing a multiplication, but by mistake instead of 25 as one of the multipliers,
he took 34. Now, because of this mistake, the answer was 405 more than the correct
answer. Find out the answer that Sumit arrived at? (SNAP 2018)
(a) 1620 (b) 1530 (c) 1450 (d) 1350
5. There are 6 consecutive odd numbers. The square of the average of the last three
numbers is 386 more than the product of the first two numbers. What is the value of the
first odd number? (IBPS PO Prelim 2019)
(a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 9
6. A number is such that when it is multiplied by 3, it gives another number which is as
much above 116 as the original number itself is below 116. What is 40% of the original
number? (IBPS PO Prelim 2019)
(a) 23.2 (b) 24.8 (c) 20.6 (d) 20.8
7. Mr. Jose buys some eggs. After bringing the eggs home, he finds two to be rotten and
throws them away. Of the remaining eggs, he puts five-ninth in his fridge, and brings the
rest to his mother’s house. She cooks two eggs and puts the rest in her fridge. If her fridge
cannot hold more than five eggs, what is the maximum possible number of eggs bought by
Mr. Jose? (XAT 2021)