English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideLogical ReasoningVerbal Analogy
Direction: In each of the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given pair on both side of '::' . One word is given on another side of '::' while another word is to be found from the given options, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair . Choose the correct word from the following options. 35 : 4 :: 39 : ?
Options
- A25
- B28
- C14
- D20
Correct answer
D. 20
Step-by-step solution
35 = 7 × 5 ↓ (Subtracting the factor of 35) 7 – 5 = 2 ⇒ 2 × 2 = 4 (Subtracted value multiplied by 2) Similarly, 39 = 13 × 3 ↓ (Subtracting the factor of 39) 13 – 3 = 10 ⇒ 10 × 2 = 20 (Subtracted value multiplied by 2) Hence, option D is correct.