Tuesday, January 7, 2014
PROBLEMS ON
NUMBERS
In this section, questions involving a set of numbers are put in the form of a puzzle. You have to analyze the given conditions, assume the unknown numbers and form equations accordingly, which on solving yield the unknown numbers.
SOLVED EXAMPLES
Ex.1. A
number is as much greater than 36 as is less than 86. Find the number.
Sol.
Let the number be x. Then, x - 36 = 86 - x => 2x = 86 + 36 = 122 => x = 61. Hence, the required number is 61.
Ex. 2. Find a number such that when 15 is subtracted from 7 times the
number, the
Result is 10 more than twice the number.
(Hotel Management, 2002)
Sol. Let the number be x. Then, 7x - 15 = 2x +
10 => 5x = 25 =>x = 5.
Hence, the required number is 5.
Ex. 3. The sum of a rational number and its reciprocal is 13/6.
Find the number.
(S.S.C. 2000)
Sol. Let
the number be x.
Then, x +
(1/x) = 13/6 => (x2 + 1)/x = 13/6 => 6x2 – 13x + 6
= 0
=>
6x2 – 9x – 4x + 6 = 0 => (3x – 2) (2x – 3) = 0
ð x
= 2/3 or x = 3/2
Hence the required number is 2/3 or 3/2.
Ex. 4. The sum of two numbers is 184. If one-third
of the one exceeds one-seventh
of the other by 8, find the smaller number.
Sol. Let the numbers be x and (184 - x). Then,
(X/3) -
((184 – x)/7) = 8 => 7x – 3(184 – x) = 168 => 10x = 720 => x = 72.
So, the
numbers are 72 and 112. Hence, smaller number = 72.
Ex. 5. The difference of two numbers is 11 and one-fifth of their sum
is 9. Find the numbers.
Sol.
Let the number be x and y. Then,
x – y = 11 ----(i) and 1/5 (x + y) = 9 => x + y = 45 ----(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we
get: 2x = 56 or x = 28. Putting x = 28 in (i), we get: y = 17.
Hence, the
numbers are 28 and 17.
Ex. 6. If the sum of two numbers is 42 and their
product is 437, then find the
absolute
difference between the numbers. (S.S.C. 2003)
Sol.
Let the numbers be x and y. Then, x + y = 42 and xy = 437
x
- y = sqrt[(x + y)2 - 4xy] = sqrt[(42)2
- 4 x 437 ] = sqrt[1764 – 1748] = sqrt[16] = 4.
Required difference = 4.
Ex. 7. The sum of two numbers is 16 and the sum of their squares is
113. Find the
numbers.
Sol. Let the numbers be x and (15 - x).
Then, x2 + (15 - x)2
= 113 => x2 + 225 + X2 -
30x = 113
=> 2x2
- 30x + 112 = 0 => x2 - 15x + 56 = 0
=> (x - 7) (x - 8) = 0
=> x = 7 or x =
8.
So, the numbers
are 7 and 8.
Ex. 8. The average
of four consecutive even numbers
is 27. Find the largest of these
numbers.
Sol.
Let the four consecutive even numbers be x, x + 2, x + 4 and x + 6.
Then, sum of these numbers = (27 x 4) = 108.
So, x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) + (x + 6) = 108 or 4x
= 96 or x = 24.
:. Largest number = (x + 6) = 30.
Ex. 9. The sum of the squares of three consecutive
odd numbers is 2531.Find the
numbers.
Sol. Let the numbers be x,
x + 2 and x + 4.
Then, X2 + (x
+ 2)2 + (x + 4)2 = 2531 => 3x2
+ 12x - 2511 = 0
=> X2 + 4x - 837 = 0 => (x
- 27) (x + 31) = 0 => x = 27.
Hence, the required
numbers are 27, 29 and 31.
Ex. 10. Of two numbers, 4 times the smaller one is less then 3 times
the 1arger one by 5. If the sum of the
numbers is larger than 6 times their difference by 6, find the two numbers.
Sol. Let the numbers be x and y, such
that x > y
Then, 3x - 4y = 5 ...(i) and (x
+ y) - 6 (x - y) = 6 => -5x + 7y = 6 …(ii)
Solving (i) and (ii),
we get: x = 59 and y = 43.
Hence, the required
numbers are 59 and 43.
Ex. 11. The ratio between a two-digit number and
the sum of the digits of that
number is 4 : 1.If the digit in the unit's place is 3 more than the
digit in the ten’s place, what is the number?
Sol. Let the ten's
digit be x. Then, unit's digit = (x + 3).
Sum
of the digits = x + (x + 3) = 2x + 3. Number = l0x + (x +
3) = llx + 3.
11x+3 / 2x + 3 = 4 / 1 => 1lx
+ 3 = 4 (2x + 3) => 3x = 9
=> x = 3.
Hence, required number = 11x + 3 = 36.
Ex. 12. A number consists of two digits. The sum
of the digits is 9. If 63 is subtracted
from the number, its digits are interchanged. Find the number.
Sol.
Let the ten's digit be x. Then, unit's digit = (9 - x).
Number = l0x + (9 - x) = 9x + 9.
Number obtained by reversing the digits = 10 (9 - x) + x = 90 - 9x.
therefore, (9x + 9) - 63
= 90 - 9x => 18x
= 144 => x
= 8.
So, ten's digit = 8 and unit's digit = 1.
Hence, the required number is 81.
Ex. 13. A fraction becomes 2/3 when 1 is added to
both, its numerator and denominator.
And ,it becomes 1/2 when 1 is subtracted from both
the numerator and denominator. Find the
fraction.
Sol. Let
the required fraction be x/y. Then,
x+1 / y+1
= 2 / 3 => 3x – 2y = - 1 …(i) and
x – 1 / y – 1 = 1 / 2
ð 2x
– y = 1 …(ii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we get : x = 3 , y = 5
therefore, Required fraction= 3 / 5.
Ex. 14. 50 is divided into two parts such that the sum of
their reciprocals is 1/ 12.Find the two parts.
Sol.
Let the two parts be x and (50 - x).
Then, 1 / x + 1 / (50 – x) = 1 / 12
=> (50 – x + x) / x ( 50 – x) = 1 / 12
=> x2
– 50x + 600 = 0 => (x – 30) ( x – 20) = 0 => x = 30 or x = 20.
So, the parts are 30 and 20.
Ex. 15. If three numbers are added in pairs, the sums equal 10,
19 and 21. Find the
numbers )
Sol. Let the numbers
be x, y and z. Then,
x+ y = 10 ...(i) y
+ z = 19 ...(ii) x
+ z = 21 …(iii)
Adding (i) ,(ii) and (iii), we
get: 2 (x + y + z ) = 50
or (x + y + z) = 25.
Thus, x= (25 - 19) = 6; y = (25 - 21) = 4; z = (25 - 10) = 15.
Hence, the required numbers are 6, 4 and 15.
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