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Hitler and Stalin have a few pencils. If Hitler gives 24 pencils to Stalin, the ratio of number of pencils with Hitler to number of pencils with Stalin becomes reciprocal of its initial value. How many pencils should Hitler give Stalin so that they now have equal number of pencils?

Hitler and Stalin have a few pencils. If Hitler gives 24 pencils to Stalin, the ratio of number of pencils with Hitler to number of pencils with Stalin becomes reciprocal of its initial value. How many pencils should Hitler give Stalin so that they now have equal number of pencils? Correct Answer 12

Suppose the initial ratio is x : y

If Hitler gives 24 pencils to Stalin then the new ratio becomes y : x

That means the number of pencils with Hitler and Stalin gets interchanged

That means Hitler had 24 more pencils than Stalin has

∴ Hitler should give 12 pencils to Stalin so that the number of pencils with them will be equal

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