Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Problems on Numbers · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
What is the ratio between the two numbers? I. The sum of two numbers is twice their difference. II. The smaller number is 6.
Answer
SELF-PRACTICE — the source book printed no answer.
Nothing is invented here, so this question has no answer on record.
Explanation
Let the two numbers be x and y. I. gives, x + y = 2 ( x − y) ⇔ x = 3 y x 3 ⇔ = ⇔ x : y = 3 : 1. y 1 Thus, I only gives the answer. II. does not give the answer. \ Correct answer is (a).
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.