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SSC Quantitative Aptitude Number System and its Operations Question Bank Numbers and Their Principles (II)

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    The product of two numbers is 48. If one number equals "the number of wings of a bird plus 2 times the number of fingers on your hand divided by the number of wheels of a tricycle", then the other number is      [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

    A) 9

    B) 10

    C) 12

    D) 18

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Let, first number \[=x\] and second number \[=y\] According to the question, \[xy=48\]                 ...(i) and       \[x=\frac{2+5\times 2}{3}=\frac{2+10}{3}\]             \[x=\frac{12}{3}-4\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[x=4\] Now, putting the value of x in Eq. (i), we get \[4\times y=48\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[y=\frac{48}{4}=12\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[y=12\] \[\therefore \] Second number = 12


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