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, and enter into a partnership by investing their capitals in the ratio of . After months, increased his capital by , but decreased his capital by . What is the share of in the total profit of at the end of a year?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Step 1: Simplify the initial ratio of capitals.
The given ratio of investments of , and is:



The LCM of the denominators , , and is . Multiplying each term by :



Let their initial capitals be , , and respectively.

Step 2: Calculate the effective capital for months (1 year).

*For :** For the first months, capital is . Then increased by , so new capital = for the remaining months.



*For :** For the first months, capital is . Then decreased by , so new capital = for the remaining months.



*For :** Capital remains for all months.



Step 3: Find the ratio of profit distribution.



Dividing by :



Step 4: Calculate 's share in the total profit.





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, and enter into a partnership by investing their capitals in the ratio of . After months, increased his capital by , but decreased his capital by . What is the share of in the total profit of at the end of a year?
A
B
C
D

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