SSC Government Jobs Exams Numerical Ability Ratio and Proportion

Q. AN NGO decide to distribute 45 boxes to four families A B C D. NGO decides to distribute in such a way when 2 is added to share of first, 2 is subtracted from share of second, 2 is multiplied to share of third and share of fourth is divied by 2, al result in the same number. Find out what is the share of B

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let sharesof A,B,C,D are x,y,z,w respectively,so
given
x+2=y-2=2z=w/2=k(let)
x=(k-2),y=(k+2),z=k/2,w=2k
x+y+z+w=45
or (k-2)+(k+2)+k/2+2k=45
or 9/2*k=45
or k=10
so B's share=y=(k+2)=(10+2)=12
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A = 8 + 2 = 10
B = 12 - 2 = 10
C = 5 * 2 = 10
D = 20 / 2 = 10
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SSC Other Question

A woman sells to the first customer half her stock of apples and half an apple, to the second customer half an apple and half of her remaining stock and so also to a third and to a fourth customer. She finds that she has now 15 apples left. How man apple she had in first Q. A and b started a business with 20,000 and 35,000 respectively. They agreed to share the profit in the ratio of their capital. C jouns the partnership with the condition that A, B and C will share profit equally and pays 2,20,000 as premium for this, to be shared between A and B. This is to be divided between A and B in the ratio of

Option
a) 9 :10
b) 10:9
c) 10:1
d) 1:10