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Torsha started a business with ₹ 2250 while Trisha invested ₹ 2880 after a few months. If the end-of-12-months (from Torsha's investment) profit is shared by Torsha and Trisha in the ratio 25: 24, for how many months did Trisha stay invested?

  1. A
    7
  2. B
    8
  3. C
    9
  4. D
    10

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

In a partnership business, the profit distribution ratio is equal to the product of the investment amount and its corresponding time period duration.
Let:

* Torsha's investment ()
* Torsha's time period ()
* Trisha's investment ()
* Trisha's time period ()

The given profit sharing ratio is:



Set up the investment-time equation:





Simplify the expression:



Since :



Cancel out from both denominators:





Thus, Trisha stayed invested in the business for months.

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Torsha started a business with ₹ 2250 while Trisha invested ₹ 2880 after a few months. If the end-of-12-months (from Torsha's investment) profit is shared by Torsha and Trisha in the ratio 25: 24, for how many months did Trisha stay invested?
A
7
B
8
C
9
D
10

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