Question : Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 8 : 7 : 5. They invested their capital for 7 months, 8 months and 14 months, respectively. What was the ratio of their capitals?
Option 1: 49 : 64 : 20
Option 2: 20 : 49 : 64
Option 3: 20 : 64 : 49
Option 4: 64 : 49 : 20
Correct Answer: 64 : 49 : 20
Solution : Profit ratio = 8 : 7 : 5 Period of investment of first-person = 7 Period of investment of second person = 8 Period of investment of third person = 14 Let $x,y,z$ be the capital invested by the three persons. The ratio of profit = the ratio of (invested capital × invested time) $7x : 8y : 14z = 8 : 7 : 5$ $\frac{7x}{8y} = \frac{8}{7}$ ⇒ $y = \frac{49x}{64}$ $\frac{7x}{14z} = \frac{8}{5}$ ⇒ $z = \frac{5x}{16}$ Ratio of capitals = $x : y : z$ $= x : \frac{49x}{64} : \frac{5x}{16}$ $= 64 : 49 : 20$ Hence, the correct answer is 64 : 49 : 20.
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Question : A, B, and C started a business with their capitals in the ratio 1 : 4 : 4. At the end of every 3 months, A doubles his capital, B halves his capital and C leaves his capital unchanged. At the end of the year, if B's share in the profit was INR 4,50,000, then the total profit (in INR lakhs) was ______.
Option 1: 32.4
Option 2: 24.2
Option 3: 34.8
Option 4: 23.1
Question : A, B, and C enter into a partnership by investing their capitals in the ratio of $\frac{2}{5}: \frac{3}{4}: \frac{5}{8}$. After 4 months, A increased his capital by 50%, but B decreased his capital by 20%. What is the share of B in the total profit of INR 2,82,100 at the end of the year?
Option 1: INR 83,200
Option 2: INR 97,500
Option 3: INR 1,01,400
Option 4: INR 1,00,750
Question : The heights of two cones are in the ratio 7 : 5 and their diameters are in the ratio 10 : 21. What is the ratio of their volumes? (Where $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)
Option 1: 26 : 47
Option 2: 14 : 19
Option 3: 20 : 63
Option 4: 17 : 21
Question : A, B and C started a business with their capitals in the ratio 4 : 2 : 9. At the end of every quarter, A halves his capital, whereas B doubles his capital and C leaves his capital unchanged. If at the end of a year, A's profit was Rs. 24,000, then what is the total profit?
Option 1: Rs. 2,30,400
Option 2: Rs. 2,25,600
Option 3: Rs. 2,16,000
Option 4: Rs. 2,35,200
Question : The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio of 4 : 5 and their heights are in the ratio of 5 : 2. The ratio of their volume is:
Option 1: 9 : 4
Option 2: 2 : 1
Option 3: 9 : 7
Option 4: 8 : 5
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