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SSC MTS Ratio and Proportion Questions

1 question on Ratio and Proportion for SSC MTS, including questions from 2024 papers. Each comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.

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Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5 and their sum is 56. What is the larger number?

  1. (A)42
  2. (B)35
  3. (C)53
  4. (D)14
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Correct answer: (B) 35

Let the numbers be 3x and 5x. Then 3x + 5x = 56, so 8x = 56 and x = 7. The larger number is 5x = 5 × 7 = 35.

Shortcut: Larger number = 5/8 of 56.

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