SSC CGL 20 Aug 2021 Shift 1 Paper

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Question : 54 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

The ratio of two numbers

A

and

B

is

5: 8

. If 5 is added to each of

A

and

B

, then the ratio becomes

2: 3

. The difference in

A

and

B

is

15
20
12
10

Solution:

Let

A

and

B

are

5 x

and

8 x

.
According to the question,

\;\;\; \;{5 x+5}/{8 x+5}=\;{2}/{3}

⇒ 15 x+15=16 x+10

⇒ \;\; x=5

\;\text " Now, "\; \;\; A=5 x=5 × 5=25

\;\text " and "\; \;\; B=8 x=8 × 5=40

∴ \;\text " Difference "\;=40-25=15

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