Discussion Forum



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)

42 : 56 : : 110 : ?


A) 18

B) 132

C) 136

D) 140

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

Clearly, 42 = 7 x 6 and 56 = 7 x (6 + 2).

Similarly, 110 = 11 x 10. So, required number = 11 x (10 + 2) = 11 x 12 = 132.

Hence the answer is (b).