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A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and
A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:
= 13 : 14 : 10
B's share = 14
7030 x = Rs. 2660.
Rs. 37
A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio : : . After 4 months, A increases his
share 50%. If the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 21,600, then B's share in the
profit is:
21600 10
Hence, B's share = Rs. = Rs. 4000.
x 54
A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs.
5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:
Let C = x.
3x = 36000
x = 12000
35000 21
A's share = Rs. = Rs. 14,700.
x 50
Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for
14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their
investments?
Let their investments be Rs. x for 14 months, Rs. y for 8 months and Rs. z for 7 months
respectively.
Then, 14x : 8y : 7z = 5 : 7 : 8.
14
Now x = 5 98x = 40y y = 49x
,
8y 7 20
14
x
And, x = 5 112x = 35z z = 112x = 16
.
7z 8 35 5
49 16
x:y:z=x: x : x = 20 : 49 : 64.
20 5
A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner. After a
year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B's contribution in the capital?
Then 3500 x 12 2
=
, 7x 3
14x = 126000
x = 9000.
A and B entered into partnership with capitals in the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 months, A
withdrew of his capital and B withdrew of his capital. The gain at the end of 10
months was Rs. 760. A's share in this profit is:
A:B 4x 1 x 5x 1 x
4x x 3 + x7 : 5x x 3 + x7
= - 4 4x - 5 5x
= 33x :43x
= 33 : 43.
33
A's share = Rs. 760 x = Rs. 330.
76
A, B, C rent a pasture. A puts 10 oxen for 7 months, B puts 12 oxen for 5 months and C
puts 15 oxen for 3 months for grazing. If the rent of the pasture is Rs. 175, how much
must C pay as his share of rent?
C's rent = 9
175 x = Rs. 45.
Rs. 35
A and B started a business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000
respectively. After six months, C joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be B's share in
total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business?
25000 3
B's share = Rs. = Rs. 7,500.
x 10
A began a business with Rs. 85,000. He was joined afterwards by B with Rs. 42,500. For
how much period does B join, if the profits at the end of the year are divided in the ratio
of 3 : 1?
Then 85000 x 12 3
=
, 42500 x x 1
85000 x 12
x= = 8.
42500 x 3
Aman started a business investing Rs. 70,000. Rakhi joined him after six months with an
amount of Rs.. 1,05,000 and Sagar joined them with Rs. 1.4 lakhs after another six
months. The amount of profit earned should be distributed in what ratio among Aman,
Rakhi and Sagar respectively, 3 years after Aman started the business ?
Aman : Rakhi : Sagar = (70,000 x 36) : (1,05,000 x 30) : (1,40,000 x 24) = 12 : 15 : 16.
Arun, Kamal and Vinay invested Rs. 8000, Rs. 4000 and Rs. 8000 respectively in a
business. Arun left after six months. If after eight months, there was a gain of
Rs. 4005, then what will be the share of Kamal?
= 48 : 32 : 64
= 3 : 2 : 4.
Kamal's share = 2
4005 x = Rs. 890.
Rs. 9
Simran started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Nanda
joined her with a capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 24,500.
What was Simran's share in the profit?
3
Simran's share = Rs. 24500 x = Rs. 10,500.
7
Question - Raj invested Rs 76000 in a business. After few months Monty joined
him and invests Rs 57000. At the end of year both of them share the profits at the
ratio of 2:1. After how many months Monty joined Raj ?
Raj invested Rs 76,000 for 12 months and Monty invested Rs 57,000 for x months.
76 12 / 2 = 57x
x=8
So Monty invested his money for 8 months and he joined after 4 months.
A = 5 12 = 60
B = 6 12 = 72
C = 6 6 = 36
Question -A, B and C shared profits in ratio of 5:7:8. They partnered for 14 months,
8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?
Solution - Simply multiply profit sharing ratio with investment ratio to get
investment amount ratio.
14 x = 5
8x=7
7x = 8
Question - Sita and Geeta started a business by investing Rs. 120000 and
Rs.135000 respectively. Find the share of each out of an annual profit of Rs. 35700.
Solution :-
When investors are there for the different duration of time in the
business , then the investments are calculated for a unit of time by
having ( investment x number of units of time) . Now gain or loss is
divided in the ratio of these investments.
Question - Sony , Mony and Tony start a business each investing Rs.20000. After 5
months Sony withdrew Rs.5000, Mony withdrew Rs.4000 and Tony added Rs.6000
more. At the end of the year, a total profit Of Rs. 69900 was recorded. Find the share
of each?
Solution -
Question - Sheela started a business with Rs. 21000 and is joined afterwards by
Reema with Rs 36000. After how many months did Reema join if the profits at the
end of the year are divided equally?
Answer -
Question - X and Y invested in a business. They earned some profit which they
divided in the ratio of 2:3. If X invested Rs. 40000. Find the amount invested by Y?
Solution
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Question - Mohinder and Surinder entered into a partnership investing Rs. 12000
and Rs. 9000 respectively . After 3 months , Sudhir joined them with an investment
of Rs.15000. What is the share of Sudhir in a half yearly profit of Rs. 9500?
Solution -
Question - In a partnership , A invests 1/6 of the capital for 1/6 of the time , B
invests 1/3 of the capital for 1/3 of the time and C , the rest of the capital for the
whole time. What is the share of B in the profit f Rs. 4600.
Solution -
Question - Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They
had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the
ratio of their investments?
Solution - Let the first partner invests Rs x for 14 months, second partner
invests Rs.y for 8 months, Rs z for 7 months.
A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1:3 :5. After 4 months, A
invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments.
The ratio of their profits at the end of the year is :
A and B are partners in a business. A contributes 1/4 of the capital for 15 months and B
received 2/3 of the profit. For how long B's money was used ?