Question

Rs.550
14.
From each of the two given numbers, half the smaller number is subtracted. Of the resulting num-
bers the larger one is three times as large as the smaller. What is the ratio of the two numbers?
23:1
3) 3:2
4) None
(Past CAT question)​

Answer 1

Answer:

3:2 is answer may be not sure

Answer 2

From each of the two numbers, half the smaller number is subtracted. Of the resulting numbers, the larger one is three times as large as the smaller. What is the ratio of the two numbers?

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Let two numbers be x and y

x being the larger and y is smaller

Half of the smaller is subtracted from both

x-(y/2)

y-(y/2)

From above resulting numbers,larger one is three times as large as smaller

x-(y/2)+3(y-(y/2))=y-y/2

x-y/2+3y-3y/2=y-y/2

x=4y/2-3y+y-y/2

x=3y/2–2y

x=y/2

x/y=1/2

So ratio is 1:2