Question

Arvind Crazyval and Surendra Bodi went fishing in a pond at Varanasi. At the end of the day, they realized that if Arvind Crazyval had catch 49 more fish, he would have catch twice as many as Surendra Bodi did catch. On the other hand, if Surendra Bodi had catch 49 more fish, he would have catch twice as many as Arvind Crazyval did catch. How many fish did Arvind Crazyval and Surendra Bodi catch all together? (1) 25 (2) 50 (3) 98 (4) 49 (5) None of these

Answer 1

LET ARVIND HAD CAUGHT FISHES=a
AND SURENDRA HAD CAUGHT FISHES=s
i.e. a+49=2s...................1
i.e. a=2s-49
AND s+49=2a
i.e. s+49=2(2s-49)
i.e. s+49=4s-98
i.e. 3s=147
i.e. s=49
BY PUTTING THIS VALUE IN 1, WE GET
a+49=2(49)
i.e. a+49=98
i.e. a=98-49=49

i.e ARVIND=49  AND SURENDRA=49