Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is relate...........

Logical Reasoning (MTS) Analogy

Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the

fourth number is related to the third number.

8 : 32 :: 12 : 72 :: 18 : ?

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SSC MTS 12th July 2022 Shift-2

180

234

208

162

- Let's analyze the given pairings:

- 8 : 32 ? 8 × 4 = 32

- 12 : 72 ? 12 × 6 = 72

- The pattern is: each first number is multiplied by an even number that increases by 2 each time (4, then 6...).

- Next would be: 18 × 8 = 144

- The options are:

- 1. 180 – Not matching (18 × 10 = 180, skips the pattern)

- 2. 234 – Not matching any simple multiplication.

- 3. 208 – Not matching.

- 4. 162 – 18 × 9 = 162, but this would imply the multiplier jumps from 6 to 9.

- The correct multiplier, according to pattern, should be 8, so 18×8=144, but 144 is not in the options.

- We check if there was a pattern mistake:

- 8 (×4), 12 (×6), next must be ×8, which is 144, not 162.

- 162 is 18 × 9, which does not fit the previous progression (should be an increment of 2, not 3).

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