{"id":162628,"date":"2024-02-17T11:59:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T06:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=162628"},"modified":"2024-02-17T11:59:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T06:29:16","slug":"there-are-three-persons-p-q-and-r-in-a-family-their-ages-arranged-in-ascending-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/there-are-three-persons-p-q-and-r-in-a-family-their-ages-arranged-in-ascending-order\/","title":{"rendered":"There are three persons P, Q, and R in a family, their ages arranged in ascending order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are three persons P, Q, and R in a family, their ages arranged in ascending order (P &lt; Q &lt; R). Difference between the present age of P and Q is the same as that of Q and R, while the difference between the ages of P and Q is more than 2. Product of their ages is 400% more than the sum of their ages. Find unit digit of (R \u2013 P) 13579. Ages of all three numbers are integers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>B.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E. None of these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ans: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sol:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to question,<br>Q \u2013 P = R \u2013 Q<br>2Q = P + R\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (1)<br>That means P, Q, and R in increasing AP.<br>P x Q x R = 500% x (P + Q + R)<br>P x Q x R = 5 x (P + Q +<br>R)\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..(2)<br>Put 2Q = P + R<br>So,<br>P x Q x R = 5 x (2Q + Q)<br>P x Q x R = 15Q<br>P x R = 15<br>15 = 3 x 5<br>15 = 1 x 15<br>Difference between P and Q is more than 2, that<br>means difference between P and R is surely<br>more than difference between P and Q<br>So, P = 1, and R = 15<br>(R \u2013 P) = 14<br>1413579 = 4<br>4<sup>1<\/sup> = 4<br>4<sup>2<\/sup> = 6<br>4<sup>3<\/sup> = 4<br>So on odd powers of 4, we get unit digit 4<br>Hence answer is option D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are three persons P, Q, and R in a family, their ages arranged in ascending order (P &lt; Q &lt; R). Difference between the present age of P and Q is the same as that of Q and R, while the difference between the ages of P and Q is more than 2. 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