# Easy Ratios & Proportion Solved QuestionAptitude Discussion

 Q. Two numbers are respectively $20\%$ and $50\%$ more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:
 ✖ A. 2:5 ✖ B. 3:5 ✔ C. 4:5 ✖ D. 5:4

Solution:
Option(C) is correct

Let the third number be $x$.

Then, first number = $120\%$ of $x$= $\dfrac{120x}{100}=\dfrac{6x}{5}$

Second number = $150\%$ of $x$ = $\dfrac{150x}{100}=\dfrac{3x}{2}$

Ratio of first two numbers = $\dfrac{6x}{5}:\dfrac{3x}{2}=4:5$

Edit: For an alternative solution, check comment by Atchayaa.

## (8) Comment(s)

Atchayaa
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consider the third no as 100

first number is 20% more than 100 means 120

so second number is 50% more than 100 means 150

Now ratio of 1st and 2nd number is 120:150

i.e 4:5...

simple

Mudit
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% sign is not visible

Deepak
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Thank you for pointing it out, corrected the mistake.

Aayush Nigam
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% sign is not visible in the browser...LAPTOP using chrome

is the website complete mobile based now??.....

Deepak
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Corrected the issue. Yes, now the website is responsive and supports mobile devices.

Sam
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let take three number as 10, 10, 10.

20% of 10=2,

50% of 10=5.

so the ratio is 10+2/10+5

=12/15

=4/5

=4:5

Tenzing
()

Thrice the square of a number is 10 times another number.

What is the ratio of the first no to the second no.?

Simran
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any other data?