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The average of two numbers is $62 .$ If $2$ is added to the smaller number, the ratio between the numbers becomes $1: 2 .$ The smaller number is
A
$60$
B
$30$
C
$84$
D
$40$
Solution
Let, the numbers be $x$ and $y, \,x$
Then, $x+y=124 ; \frac{x+2}{y}=\frac{1}{2} \Rightarrow y=2 x+4$
Solving the above equations, we get $y=84, x=40$
Standard 13
Quantitative Aptitude
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