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The sum of two numbers is 45 and their difference is 9. Find the smaller number.
Asked in RRB Group D · 2025
Quick Math · Quantitative Aptitude
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Squaring a number ending in 5 can use the pattern n5² = n(n+1) followed by 25.
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Fraction Tricks has appeared in 45 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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