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  1. Some pens are divided among A, B, C and D. A gets twice the number of pens that B gets. C gets the same number of pens as D gets. If A gets 25 pens more than D and the ratio of the number of pens that B and C get is 2:3, then find the number of pens that D gets?
    2. A.
    100
    B.
    50
    C.
    75
    D.
    25
    E.
    None of these

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    Answer : Option C

    Explanation :

    Let the number of pens that A, B, C and D get be a, b, c and d respectively.
    a:b = 2:1
    a = c + 25
    b:c = 2:3
    a:b:c:d = 4:2:3:3

    a, d get 4p, 3p pens
    => 4p - 3p = 25 => p = 25
    => D gets 3p = 3 * 25 = 75 pens.

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