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Directions: Pick the correct options from the given alternatives

10 : 729 :: 7 : ?

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SSC CHSL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper (21-Nov-2025) (Shift 1)
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216

A number analogy works like an equation: first find the precise operation that turns the first number of a pair into the second, then perform that identical operation on the new number.

Examine the given pair 10 : 729. The value 729 is a familiar perfect cube, because \(9\times9\times9=9^{3}=729\), so a cube is clearly involved.

The cube root here is 9, and 9 is exactly one less than the starting number 10. The rule therefore is: reduce the number by 1 and cube the result, that is \((10-1)^{3}=9^{3}=729\).

Before trusting the rule, note it must be a genuine relationship and not a coincidence; the neat 'subtract 1, then cube' structure makes it the natural pattern.

Now apply the same rule to 7. Subtracting 1 gives 6, and the operation calls for cubing that.

Cubing gives \((7-1)^{3}=6^{3}=6\times6\times6=216\), which matches one of the offered choices.

Hence the number that replaces the question mark is 216.

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