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Number Analogy

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Number Analogy

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In Number analogy section deals with two types of questions:

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

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

Question 1
Choose the best alternative.
26 : 5 : : 65 : ?

A
6
B
7
C
8
D
9
Correct Answer: Option C

The relationship is (x² + 1) : x.

Question 2
Choose the best alternative.
7 : 56 : : 9 : ?

A
63
B
81
C
90
D
99
Correct Answer: Option C

The relationship is x : x (x + 1).

i.e. x : x 2+ x.

So 9 : 92+ 9 = 81 + 9 = 90.

Question 3
Choose the best alternative.
21 : 3 : : 574 : ?

A
23
B
82
C
97
D
113
Correct Answer: Option B

The relationship is 7x : x.

Question 4
Choose the best alternative.
14 : 9 : : 26 : ?

A
12
B
13
C
15
D
31
Correct Answer: Option C

The relationship is (2x - 4) : x.

As, (9 x 2) = 18 and (18 - 4) = 14
Similarly, If x =15 then,
(15 x 2 ) = 30 and (30 - 4) = 26
∴ ? = 15

Question 5
Choose the best alternative.
149 : 238 : :  159 : ?

A
169
B
248
C
261
D
268
Correct Answer: Option B

The relationship is x : (x + 89).

If x = 149

Now check the relation between the numbers :
149 : (149 + 89) = 149 : 238

Similarly, x = 159 then,
159 : (159 + 89) = 159 : 248

Question 6
Choose the best alternative.
42 : 56 : : 110 : ?
A
18
B
132
C
136
D
140
Correct Answer: Option B

⇒42 = (7)2 − 7 = 49 − 7

⇒56 = (8)2− 8 = 64 − 8

Similarly, ⇒110 = (11) 2 − 11 = 121− 11

Now, (12) 2 − 12 = 144 − 12=132

Question 7
Choose the best alternative.
8 : 28 : : 27 : ?

A
55
B
63
C
64
D
65
Correct Answer: Option D

The relationship is x³ : (x + 1)³ + 1.

Question 8
Choose the best alternative.
68 : 130 : : ? : 350

A
210
B
216
C
222
D
240
Correct Answer: Option C

Clearly, 68 = 4³ + 4; 130 = 5³ + 5; 350 = 7³ + 7. So, missing number = 6³ + 6 = 216 + 6 = 222.

Question 9
Choose the best alternative.
42 : 56 ; ; 72 : ?

A
81
B
90
C
92
D
100
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, 42 = 6 × 7; 56 = 7 × 8; 72 = 8 × 9. So, missing number = 9 × 10 = 90.

Question 10
Choose the best alternative.
7584 : 5362 : :  4673 : ?

A
2367
B
2451
C
2531
D
None of these
Correct Answer: Option B

The relationship is x : (x - 2222).