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This section deals with two types of questions:

a. Choosing a number related to a given number in the same manner as the two numbers of another given pair are related to each other

b.  Choosing a similarly related pair as the given number pair on the basis of the relation between the numbers in each pair;

c. Choosing a number similar to a group of numbers on the basis of certain common properties that they possess;

d.  Choosing a number set similar to a given number set.

 

1)

182 : ? : : 210 : 380


A) 156

B) 240

C) 272

D) 342

Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

Clearly, 210 = (15)2 - 15 and 380 = (15 + 5)2 - (15 + 5). Now, 182 = (13)2 + 13.

So, required number = (13 + 5)2 + (13 + 5) = (18)2 + 18 = 342.

Hence the answer is (d).