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If 2A = 3B = 8C; What is A : B : C?

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SSC CGL 2017 (Tier 1) Previous Year Paper (16-Aug-2017) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

12 : 8 : 3

Let \(2A=3B=8C=k\). Then \(A=\tfrac{k}{2}\), \(B=\tfrac{k}{3}\), \(C=\tfrac{k}{8}\).

\[A:B:C = \tfrac{1}{2}:\tfrac{1}{3}:\tfrac{1}{8}\]

Multiplying by LCM(2,3,8) = 24:

\[A:B:C = 12:8:3\]

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