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  1. The number to be added to each of the numbers 7, 16, 43, 79 to make the numbers in proportion is
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 5
    4. 1
Correct Option: C

From the given options number = 5, because

7 + 5
=
43 + 5
16 + 579 + 5

⇒ 
12
=
48
2184

[check other options likewise]
Second Method :
Here, a = 7, b=16, c = 43, d= 79
Required number x =
bc − ad
(a + d) − (b + c)

=
16 × 43 − 7 × 79
(7 + 79) − (16 + 43)

=
688 − 553
86 − 79

=
35
= 5
7



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