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A started a business with Rs.21,000 and is joined afterwards by B with Rs.36,000. After how many months did B join if the profits at the end of the year are divided equally?

  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Suppose B joined after x months
then,
21000*12=36000*(12-x)
=> 36x = 180
=> x = 5

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1. Anand and Deepak started a business investing Rs.22,500 and Rs.35,000 respectively. Out of a total profit of
Rs. 13,800. Deepak's share is

  • Rs 9600
  • Rs 8500
  • Rs 8450
  • Rs 8400

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Ratio of their shares = 22500 : 35000
=9 : 14

Deepak's share = Rs.(13800×14/23)
= Rs. 8400

2. Rs. 700 is divided among A, B, C so that A receives half as much as B and B half as much as C. Then C's share is

  • Rs 200
  • Rs 300
  • Rs 400
  • Rs 500

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Let C = x.
Then B = x/2
and A = x/4

A:B:C = 1:2:4.
C's share Rs.[(4/7)*700) = 400

3. Nirmal and Kapil started a business investing Rs. 9000 and Rs. 12000 respectively. After 6 months, Kapil withdrew half of his investment. If after a year, the total profit was Rs. 4600, what was Kapil’s share initially ?

  • Rs 2300
  • Rs 2400
  • Rs 2500
  • None of above

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Nirmal:Kapil = 9000*12:(12000*6+6000*6) = 1:1

Kapils share = Rs. [4600 *(1/2)) = Rs. 2300

4. 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

  • Rs 9000
  • Rs 7000
  • Rs 5000
  • Rs 4000

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let B contribution is x.
\begin{aligned}
\frac{3500*12}{7x} = \frac{2}{3} \\
=> 14x = 126000
=> x = Rs 9000
\end{aligned}

5. A started a business with Rs.21,000 and is joined afterwards by B with Rs.36,000. After how many months did B join if the profits at the end of the year are divided equally?

  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Suppose B joined after x months
then,
21000*12=36000*(12-x)
=> 36x = 180
=> x = 5

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