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Out of two numbers, 25 percent of the smaller number is equal to 10 percent of the larger number. If the sum of both the numbers is 2380, then what is the value of the larger number?

Asked in SSC GD Constable 2026 · 2026
Comparison of Percentages · Quantitative Aptitude
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43UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
29SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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42State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Percentage has appeared in 137 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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