Verbal Reasoning - Number Analogy
Verbal
Analogy Solved Problems – Number Analogy 
36:25::81:___?
a)63                       b) 36                      c) 64                      d)
81
Answer: C
Explanation:  The logic is 62 : 52 
The
numbers are squares of consecutive numbers. The 2nd number is 1 less
than the first number
So
answer is 81 : __    => 92 :
(9-1)2   = 81 is the answer.
Verbal
Analogy Solved Problems – Number Analogy 
196:100::144:___?
a)64                       b) 36                      c) 72                      d)
42
Answer:
A       
Explanation:
The logic is 142 :102.
The numbers are squares and the 2nd
number is 4 less than the 1st number.
              144 =
122 :_  => The answer is
(12-4)2= 82 = 64
Verbal
Analogy Solved Problems – Number Analogy 
7 : 343 :: 9 : ........
a) 343                     b) 729                     c) 128                     d) 245
Answer
: B
Explanation: The logic here is 7 : 73.
In
the same way , 9 : _93 = 729 is the answer
Logical
Reasoning Solved Questions – Number Analogy
17 : 37 :: 65 :____?
a)83                       b) 101                    c)
122                     d) 101
Answer: B
Explanation:
The logic here is 42 +1 : 62 +1 :: 82+1 : _
            The answer is 102  +1  =
101
Verbal
Reasoning Example Problems – Number Analogy
49: 65 ::121:__ ?
a)143                      b)145                      c)156                      d)160
Answer : B
Explanation : 72
: 82 +1 : 112 : _
   The answer is 122 +1 = 145
Logical
Reasoning Solved Examples on Number Analogy
12:288::5:___?
a)36                        b)
116                     c) 50                       d)
36
Answer : C
Explanation:
12 : 2 x 122 :: 5 :_
             The answer is 2 x 5 2 = 50
Analogy
Questions and Answers – Number Analogy
27:729:: 24:__
a)676                     b)576                     c)144                     d)961
Answer : C
Explanation:
The logic is  27 : 27 2  :: 24 : _
             The answer is 242 is
576 
Verbal
Reasoning Questions with Answers – Problems on Number Analogy
35:14:: 64:___?
a)40                       b) 24                      c) 80                      d)
90
Answer: A
Explanation:  The logic is a2
+b = 2nd number
           32 + 5 =14 : 64:_
                          Answer is 62
+ 4 =40 
Reasoning
Aptitude Questions with Answers – Number Analogy
36 : 90 ::  90: ___?
a)160                      b)225                     c)300                     d)108
Answer :B
Explanation :  The logic is  
1st number is doubled + Half of the first is added 
                         36 x 2 + 
36
2
 =
72+18=90
      In the same way , 90 x 2 + 
90
2
 =225
Verbal
Reasoning Questions with Answers – Problems on Number Analogy
196: 400::256:___?
a)324                               b) 484           c) 321                    d) 144
Answer :B
Explanation :  The given logic is 142 : 202 :
:162 : __
                      In the first pair , the
difference between the first number and second number is 6. In the same way ,
the answer is (16+ 6 )2 =222 =484
Aptitude
Questions and answers – Analogy of Numbers
JK : 10 11 :: TU : __
a)19 17                   b)18 16                   c)20  21                  d)16 18.
Answer :C
Explanation
:  The position of the letters in the
alphabet are written. J is 10th letter and K is 11th
letter. In the same way , T is 20 th letter and U is 21st letter.
Verbal
Reasoning Questions with Explanations – Problems on Analogy
398: 20:: 486:___?
a)18                       b) 16                      c) 12                      d)
18
Answer: D
Explanation:  2nd number is the sum of the digits
of the first number, 3+ 9 + 8 =20
     Therefore , the missing number is 4+8+6=18
Logical
Reasoning Aptitude Questions with Answers – Number Analogy
20 :54 :: __: 38  
a)40                        b)80                       c)16                       d)24
Answer : D
Explanation:   Product of
the digits of second number is written as first number. 20 = 5 x 4 
           So , the missing number is 3 x 8 =24
Verbal
Reasoning Questions with Explanations – Problems on Analogy
84:80:: 73 :__  ?
a)90                       b)58                       c)52                       d)88
Answer: B
Explanation:   Sum of the
squares of the digits of 1st number is written as 2nd
number.            
                82 + 42 =
80. 
Likewise, 72 + 32 =58
Aptitude
Questions and answers – Analogy of Numbers
666:222:: 9999:___ ?
a)1111                    b)
1110                   c)3333                   d)
2221
Answer : C
Explanation:   First
number divided by 3 is 2nd number in the given analogy.
666
2
                   Hence the answer is 
9999
3
Logical
Reasoning Solved Examples on Analogy of Numbers
76:13:: 87:___ ?
a)17                       b) 19                      c)15                       d)
13
Answer: C
Explanation:   Difference
of the squares of the digits of first number is written as 2nd
number .
         72 – 62 =49 – 36
=13. 
In
the same way, 82 - 72 = 64-49= 15.
Reasoning for Placement Papers –
Number Analogy
43 : 343 : :
45 : ........
a) 729           b) 216                    c) 512                    d) 600
Answer: A
Explanation:  sum of the digits of first number is cubed to
obtain second number. (4+3)3 =343.
         So
the answer is (4+5)3 = 93 = 729
Logical Reasoning for Campus
Placement Recruitment Tests – Analogy 
16 : 0.16 :: ?
a)3 : 0.03                               b)7 : 0.007              c)1.3 : 0.13   d)
0.01 : 0.001
Answer : A
Explanation : First number is divided by 100 and written as second number .
16
100
 = 0.16 . Similarly
options A satisfies it , 
3
100
Verbal Reasoning Questions with
Solutions- Analogy of Numbers
5 : 
1
26
 :: ?
a) 6:12                   b) 5:
2
125
                 c)
8:
1
65
               d)
9:27
Answer : C
Explanation 
: The underlying logic in the
give problem is   5 : 
1
52+1
Similarly, from the given options, 8:
1
65
 satisfies
the given analogy.
Logical Reasoning Questions with
Solutions – Number Analogy
69 : 96 :: 72 : ?
a) 49                      b)
29                      c) 36                      d) 64
Answer: B
Explanation:   2nd number is reverse number of
first number. 69 is reversed and written as 96.
   Similarly,
72 will be reversed and answer is 29.
Reasoning for Placement Papers –
Number Analogy
75 : 15 :: 120 : ?
a) 93                      b) 24                      c) 133                    d) 102
Answer: B
Explanation:
Second number is obtained by dividing the first number by 5
75
5
 =15
  Similarly,
120
5
 =24.
Aptitude for Campus Placement Tests -
Analogy
84: 12 :: 105 : ?
a) 11                      b) 12                      c) 15                      d) 19
Answer: C
Explanation:  2nd number is obtained by dividing
the first number by 7
84
7
=12
  Similarly,
105
7
 =15
Logical Reasoning Questions with
Explanations  on Number Analogy
13 : 27 :: 15 : ?
a) 19                      b) 21                      c) 31                      d) 16
Answer : c
Explanation : 2nd number is equal to 2 times the first number +1 
                         (13 x 2 )+ 1=27
 Hence the
answer is , (15 x 2)+1 =31
Logical Reasoning for Placement
Papers – Number Analogy Solved Example
a) 26                      b) 27                      c) 20                      d) 28
Answer: B 
Explanation:
The cube root of first number  is equal
to sum of the digits of the  2nd
number in the given analogy.
          $\sqrt[3]{512}$
  = 8 = 1+7 =17
 Therefore , $\sqrt[3]{729}$
  =9. From the given options , 27 is answer
because its sum of the digits is equal to 9.
Aptitude for Campus Placement Tests –
Analogy of Numbers
5
8
 : 40 :: 
9
7
 : ?
a) 90                      b) 63                      c) 72                      
d) 60
Answer: B
Explanation:
Product of numerator and denominator of first fraction is equal to 2nd
number.  
       5 x 8 = 40.   Likewise, 9 x 7 = 63 is the missing number
Aptitude Questions with Answers – Analogy of Numbers
64 : 20 :: 75 : ?
a)
42                         b) 24  
                 c) 62    
                         d) 72
Answer
: B
Explanation
:
Difference of the squares of each digit of first number is equal to second
number
       62 - 42 = 20.  
  Therefore, the missing number is 72
– 52 =24
Verbal Reasoning for Placement Papers – Number Analogy
6/8 :
10 :: 7/24 : ?
a)
15                           b) 20                        c) 25 
                 d) 30
Answer
: C
Explanation :
Square root of sum of the squares of 
numerator and denominator of first fraction is equal to 2nd
number
 $\sqrt{8^{2}+6^{2}}$
      = 10.
Verbal Aptitude for CAT – Analogy of Numbers
3
5
 :
4 : : 
5
13
 : ?
a)
10                         b) 11                            c) 14                        d) 12
Answer
: D
Explanation
: Square
root of  (52 – 32)=4
 Therefore the answer is Square root of (132
– 52)= 12
Aptitude for Placement Papers – Number Analogy
83 :
125 ::91:__ ?
a)
165                    b) 512                      c) 729                     d) 559
Answer
: B
Explanation
:
Difference
of the digits of first number is cubed and written as second number.
           (8 – 3)3 = 53
=125
   So the answer is (9-1)3 = 83
=512
Reasoning for Competitive Examinations – Number Analogy
125 :
60 :: 143 : ?
a)
68                       b) 42                     c)
81                          d) 90
Answer
:B
Explanation
:
First 2 digts are multiplied by 3rd digit and written as 2nd
number
                12 x 5 =60.   Therefore the missing number is 14 x 3 =42 
Verbal Reasoning Aptitude for Bank Tests – Analogy of Numbers
248 :
3 :: 567: ?
a)
5                             b) 7   
                  c) 6    
                    d) 8
Answer
:  D
Explanation
:   
first 2 digits of
the first number
3rd digit of 1st number
 = 2nd
number 
ð 
 
 
24
8
 =3    
So the 2nd number in the second
set is , 
56
7
=8
Reasoning Aptitude Questions with
Answers – Analogy of Numbers
75: 44 :: 91 :
.....
a) 60                      b) 70                      c) 80                      d) 90
Answer :
C
Explanartion
:  Square of the first digit – 2nd
digit = 2nd number =>72 – 5 =44.
          In the same way , the answer is 92
-1 = 81 -1 =80
Verbal Aptitude Solved Questions on
Number Analogy
34 : 13 :: 45
: .........
a) 21                      b) 25                               c)
36                      d) 22
Answer : A
Explanation
: Digits
of first number are multiplied and added 1 to it to get 2nd number,
 (3+4) x2 +1
=13.
So the answer is ( 4 x 5)+1 =21
Quantitative Reasoning Solved
Examples – Problems on Number Analogy
64 : 100 :: 48
: .........
a) 130                    b) 125                              c) 146                    d) 144
Answer :
D
Explanation
: Sum of
the digits of 1st number is squared and written as 2nd
number .
             (6+4)2 = 100. In the same way , the
answer is (4+8)2 = 144
Aptitude Questions and Answers –
Analogy Problem
96 : 9 : : 92:
..........
a) 27                      b)49                       c) 35                      d) 36
Answer :
B
Explanation
:
Difference of the digits of 1st number is squared and written as 2nd
number.
      (9-6)2
=32 =9
 So the
answer is (9-2)2 =72 =49
Verbal Reasoning for Campus
Placements – Analogy of Numbers
123 : 14 ::
234 : .........
a) 28                           b) 29                      c) 50                      d)
60
Answer :
B
Explanation
: Sum of
the squares of the individual digits of 1st number = 2nd
number
          12 + 22 + 32
=14.  
So the missing number is  22 + 32 + 42
=29
Aptitude Questions and Answers –
Analogy Problem
322
: 445 : : 356 : .........
a) 357                    b)
479                    c) 108                    d) 316
Answer: B
Explanation:  322 + 123 =445 . Likewise, 356+123 =479
Therefore the answer is 479.
Reasoning for Placement Papers 
- Number Analogy Solved Question
24:124::63: ...........
a) 511                     b) 650                              c) 400                     d) 850
Answer : A
Explanation: The logic in the given problem is 52
-1  : 53 - 1= 24 : 124 
                Hence, the next logic is  82 -1 =63. Then the answer is 83
-1 =511.
Verbal Aptitude Solved Question –
Number Analogy
27 :449 ::35:__?
a)925                         b)259                                     c)449                     d)125  
Answer :
A
Explanation
: Each
digit of the first number is squred then written as second number .
              2272
=449.  
In the same way , 3252
=925
Aptitude for Placement Papers –
Solved Problems on Number Analogy
118:59::108:__
a)34                                 b)54                       c)44                       d)64
Answer : B
Explanation :  Half of the first number is
written as 2nd number. 
118
2
 =59. So the missing number is 
108
2
=54.
Verbal Reasoning for SBI Bank PO
exams – Problems on Analogy
498 : 7 :: 864:__
a)10                       b)6                                  c)12                       d)13
Answer :B
Explanation
: 2nd
number = 
Sum of digits of 1st number
3
 
(4+9+8)
3
   = 7.
    In the same way, the missing number is  
(8+6+4)
3
 =6
Logical Reasoning Questions and
Answers  on Number Analogy
15 :35 :: 10 __
a)25                                 b)22                       c)20                       d)102
Answer: A
Explanation:   First number is doubled and added 5 to it
and written as 2nd number.
                  ( 15 x 2 )+5 =35   . Then the answer is (10 x 2) +5 = 25
Verbal Reasoning Questions with
Answers – Number Analogy Solved Examples
321:216 :: 109 :__
a)1198                              b)1000                    c)729                     d)1331
Answer :
Explanation: Sum of the digits of
the 1st number is cubed and written as 2nd number.
              ( 3+2+1)3 = 216      The answer is ( 1+0+9)3 =1000
Quantitative Reasoning free study material for Competitive Exams
4/9 : 25 :: 3/10 :
?
a) 25                      b)
63                                c) 49                          d) 65
Answer :
Explanation
:
Difference of the Dr and Nr are squared and written as 2nd number.
        (9-4)2 =25     . The answer is (10-3)2 =49
Reasoning Aptitude for Competitive
Exams – Problems on Number Analogy
3/5 : 64 :: 3/6 : ?
a) 99                      b)
100                              c)
121                      d) 81
Answer: D
Explanation:
 2nd number is the
square of sum of the numerator and denominators of the first number
     ( 3+ 5 )2 = 64          .So the answer (3+6)2 =81
Basic level Reasoning for CAT –
Analogy Of Numbers
2
3
: 
8
27
 :: 
5
6
 : ?
a) 34/77                  b) 125/216                         c)
64/121                d) 30/47
Answer: C
Explanation:
Numerator and denominator are cubed and written as 2nd number.
    23/33 = 8/27     
The value in the question marks is  52/62 =125/216
Reasoning for Placement Papers –
Number Analogy Solved Question
5
7
 : 
25
49
 ::
6
9
 : ?          
a) 20/123                          b)
44/7                      c) 36/81                 d)
65/97
Answer: C
Explanation:
Numerator and denominator are squared and written as 2nd number.
52
72
  =  
25
49
      
The value in the question marks is   
62
92
  = 
36
89
 
Verbal Aptitude  for Bank Tests – Number Analogy
34 : 0912 :: 54 : ?
a) 1314                            b)
1215                            c) 1512                   d) 60
Answer :
C
Explanation
: Each
individual digit is multiplied by 3 and written as 2nd number
       3x3 
4x3 = 0912
 So the missing number is   5x3 4x3= 1512
Logical Reasoning Solved Problems – Problems on Analogy
56 : 150 :: 63 : ?
a) 90                     b) 80                       c) 30                          d) 60
Answer :
Explanation
:   The logic is product of the digits of 1st
number x  5 = 2nd number
                             ( 5 x 6 ) x 5 =150
               The answer is  (6 x 3) x 5 = 90
Reasoning Aptitude Questions with
Answers – Analogy of Numbers
56 : 242 :: 37 : ?
a)81                       b) 100                              c) 200                    d)64
Answer : C
Explanation :  The logic is  ( 5 + 6 )2  x 2 = 242.
Like that , ( 3 + 7 )2 x 2 =200
Verbal Reasoning for Bank Tests –
Number Analogy Question 
73:37::56:?
a)35                         b)36                                c)72                                 d)65
Answer :
D
Explanation
:  The logic here in the problem is
2nd number is reverse number of 1st number.
  73 is
reversed as 37.  So the answer is reverse
number of 56 , that is 65
Logical Reasoning Solved Questions – Problems on Analogy
65: 15 ::25 :?
a) 12                                b)5                          c)20                               d)22
Answer: B
Explanation
: The
logic in the problem is   
Product of digits of First Number
2
  = 2nd number
(6 x 5)
2
   = 15
            The answer is  
(5 x 2)
2
 =5
Number Analogy Solved Question
25: 30 ::65 : ?
a)20                                 b)30                         c)40                                d)90
Answer :
D
Explanation
:   The logic here is Product of digits
of 1st number x 3 =  2nd
number
                         ( 2 x 5) x 3 = 30. In
the same way, (6 x 5) x 3 = 90
Aptitude Questions with Answers – Problems on Analogy
99: 3 :: 132 : ?        
a)2                         b)4           
                      c)5                                   d)5
Answer :
B
Explanation
: 
First Number
33
 = second number 
99
33
=3 . In the same way
132
33
 = 4   
                   Answer is 4.
