Arithmetic

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is :

15 : 24

28 : 25

18 : 25

14 : 35

✅ Correct Option: 2

A exceeds B by $40\%$ , so $A = 1.4B$ .

B is less than C by $20\%$ , so $B = 0.8C$ .

Then $A = 1.4 \times 0.8C = 1.12C$ .

So $A : C = 1.12 : 1 = 112 : 100 = 28 : 25$ .

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